Football Preview: West Chicago Wildcats vs. Glenbard East Rams
West Chicago is 0-8 against Glenbard East since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The West Chicago Wildcats will head out to square off against the Glenbard East Rams at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
West Chicago is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Elmwood Park: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that West Chicago blew Elmwood Park out of the water with a 52-14 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 22 point advantage.
Robert Lee was his usual excellent self, rushing for 217 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 108 rushing yards dating back to last season. Carter Naranjo was another key player, rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Chicago was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 436 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 329 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Glenbard East entered their tilt with Fenton on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They claimed a resounding 48-14 victory over the Bison at home. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Bison are ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Chicago's record is now 4-2. As for Glenbard East, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
West Chicago took a serious blow against Glenbard East in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 47-6. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Chicago was down 41-0.
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