Preview: East Aurora at Streamwood

When: today at 7:30 p.m. at Millennium Field

Last year: Streamwood 19, East Aurora 14

Last week: St. Charles East 49, Streamwood 6; Larkin 38, East Aurora 20

Outlook: Streamwood is looking for its first win of the season on homecoming night against the Tomcats, who surprised South Elgin two weeks ago. The Sabres should be able to compete with East Aurora after taking it on the chin in back-to-back weeks from the St. Charles schools. Streamwood's only win each of the last two seasons came against the Tomcats. To beat East Aurora again, the Streamwood defense will have to give up less than the 361 yards and 39 points per game it surrenders on average, and the offense must have a breakout game. The Sabres have scored only 19 points this season and gain an average of 167 yards per game. After a lackluster effort two weeks ago against St. Charles North, Sabres coach Cal Cummins appreciated the way his players bounced back and fought to the end of last week's loss to the Saints. "We came out and played a much, much better game than the week before," Cummins said. "After about a quarter and a half of even ball against St. Charles North, we just totally collapsed. We challenged them to put a little pride back last week, and I thought they responded really well. We stayed after it and stayed focused. We were just outmatched from a physical standpoint." That won't be the case against the Tomcats, who aren't as deep or big as the Saints or North Stars. East Aurora running back Michael Turner is a tough runner, however. He rushed for 133 yards against South Elgin two weeks ago and for 103 last week vs. Larkin. "They have a couple of guys in the backfield who have speed and athleticism," Cummins said, "but I think this is a game we can be competitive in and it's homecoming, so it's a big game. Our players are looking to rebounding this week."