Glenbard East had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 41-8 victory over the Ridgewood Rebels. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 33 points or more this season.
Despite the loss, Ridgewood still got an impressive performance from Luke Melendez, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 112 yards on 13 of 28 attempts. The dominant performance gave Melendez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Glenbard East's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Ridgewood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Glenbard East will challenge Fenton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Glenbard East's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matches. As for Ridgewood, they will head out on the road to face off against West Aurora at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Aurora's defense has only allowed 6.8 points per game this season, so Ridgewood's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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