Football Game Recap: Riverside-Brookfield Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Sep 16, 2024, 11:42am

Football Recap: Riverside-Brookfield Bulldogs vs. Ridgewood Rebels

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Riverside-Brookfield was the 60-0 winner over Ridgewood when they last played one another back in April of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Riverside-Brookfield Bulldogs received a blow on Friday as they fell 31-14 to the Ridgewood Rebels. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Although Riverside-Brookfield took the loss, they still got scores from Giancarlo Garcia and Nick Caputo.

A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Angelo Vitale and his top target Luke Melendez. Vitale threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes while Melendez picked up 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Melendez showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 60 yards.

Riverside-Brookfield now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Ridgewood, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.

Riverside-Brookfield will face off against Elgin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverside-Brookfield is facing Elgin at the right time seeing as Elgin is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Ridgewood, they will welcome West Chicago at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridgewood knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three games -- so hopefully West Chicago likes a good challenge.

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