Basketball Game Preview: Ridgewood Rebels vs. Elmwood Park Tigers

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Previous Games

12/20/24 - Away	49-36 W
02/15/24 - Home	66-57 W
02/02/24 - Away	72-39 W
02/14/23 - Home	70-35 W
12/02/22 - Away	51-41 W
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Ridgewood has gone 8-2 against Elmwood Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Ridgewood Rebels will host the Elmwood Park Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Ridgewood is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.

Last Saturday, Ridgewood came up short against Glenbrook North and fell 68-58. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Spartans are ranked 136th).

Meanwhile, Elmwood Park lost to Taft on the road by a 57-43 margin on Tuesday.

Ridgewood's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Elmwood Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.

Ridgewood was able to grind out a solid win over Elmwood Park in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 49-36. Will Ridgewood repeat their success, or does Elmwood Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.