Football Preview: Ridgewood Rebels vs. Fenton Bison
The Ridgewood Rebels will take on the Fenton Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridgewood is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Ridgewood will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Glenbard South on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 51-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Ridgewood fell just short of Glenbard South by a score of 24-21. The matchup was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Rebels couldn't quite close it out.
Ridgewood might have lost, but man, Luke Melendez was a machine: he picked up 186 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. Melendez's longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards. Another player making a difference was Angelo Vitale, who threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fenton). They blew past Aurora East 56-20 on the road on Friday. Considering the Bison have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ridgewood now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Fenton, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Ridgewood came up short against Fenton in their previous meeting back in October of 2018, falling 31-21. Can Ridgewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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