The Ridgewood Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the Elmwood Park Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Ridgewood is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Glenbard East on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ridgewood took a blow against Glenbard East, falling 56-23. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 525th, while the Rams are ranked 193rd).
Meanwhile, Elmwood Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Riverside-Brookfield an easy 49-29 win.
Elmwood Park's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Ridgewood, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ridgewood came up short against Elmwood Park in their previous meeting back in February, falling 35-30. Can Ridgewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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