Football Recap: River Forest Has No Trouble Against Gary West Side

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Previous 3 Games

09/12/25 - Home	37-20 W
09/13/24 - Away	35-0 W
09/08/23 - Home	20-38 L

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Wheeler, River Forest was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 37-20 victory over the Gary West Side Cougars. The high-scoring effort was just what the Ingots needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.

Gary West Side lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Marcell Dixon, who threw for 334 yards and one TD, and also rushed for 33 yards and one score. A healthy portion of Dixon's aerial production (159 yards to be exact) went to Edward Maldonado.

River Forest's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-2. As for Gary West Side, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Coming up, River Forest is taking a road trip to take on Griffith at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Gary West Side, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Stratford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.