Ridgewood at West Aurora — Rebels visit Blackhawks on Jan. 30 in Aurora

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Ridgewood Rebels travel to West Aurora to take on the West Aurora Blackhawks on Friday, Jan. 30. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CT at West Aurora High School in Aurora, Illinois. Follow the game on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/games/6155622-ridgewood-vs-west-aurora

Quick facts

Matchup: Ridgewood Rebels at West Aurora Blackhawks

Ridgewood: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/168990-ridgewood-rebels

West Aurora: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/162431-west-aurora-blackhawks

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/games/6155622-ridgewood-vs-west-aurora

When: 7 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 30, 2026

Where: West Aurora High School, Aurora, Illinois

Last meeting and storyline

West Aurora dominated the previous meeting, an 84-55 win over Ridgewood on Jan. 23, 2025 — full recap and box score: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/games/4954994-west-aurora-vs-ridgewood. That result gives the Blackhawks a recent edge in the series and sets the stage for Ridgewood to try to even the ledger on Friday.

Streaming and broadcast

West Aurora NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/west-aurora-high-school-aurora-il/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Ridgewood NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/ridgewood-high-school-norridge-il/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note: Use the NFHS links above for possible live streams; availability is determined by the host school and NFHSNetwork.

What to watch and next steps

West Aurora carries momentum from the last meeting and will look to keep the margin wide at home.

Ridgewood will aim for a bounce-back performance on the road.

Coming off this game, West Aurora is scheduled to play at Downers Grove South Saturday, Jan. 31 (2:30 p.m. CT) — game page: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/games/6155707-west-aurora-vs-downers-grove-south. Ridgewood’s next game is at Fenton on Tuesday, Feb. 3 (7 p.m. CT) — game page: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/games/6155926-ridgewood-vs-fenton.

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