After two games on the road, West Chicago is heading back home. They will welcome the Riverside-Brookfield Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
West Chicago is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Glenbard East on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West Chicago had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of Glenbard East. The Wildcats have struggled against the Rams recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverside-Brookfield). They claimed a resounding 56-21 victory over Elmwood Park on the road. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
Riverside-Brookfield found their leader in underclassman Giancarlo Garcia, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. Damian Renteria was another key player, rushing for 80 yards and a touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Riverside-Brookfield's defense and their eight sacks. In that department, Luke Ferguson was the leader with two. Ferguson is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Riverside-Brookfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
West Chicago's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Riverside-Brookfield, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
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