Ridgewood fell victim to West Aurora and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the West Aurora Blackhawks on the road and fell 51-0. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Blackhawks are ranked 52nd).
Luke Melendez threw for 33 yards while completing 71.4% of his passes. On the ground,
Frank Horak rushed for 41 yards.
Mason Atkins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for West Aurora, throwing for 113 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown. Kewon Marshall was in the mix as well, providing West Aurora with two touchdowns.
Ridgewood is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3. As for West Aurora, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Ridgewood has already played their next matchup, a 24-21 defeat against Glenbard South on the 11th. As for West Aurora, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 57-0 win against Larkin on the 11th.
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