Glenbard East has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the Ridgewood Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridgewood took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Glenbard East, who comes in off a win.
Glenbard East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 65-13 win over Elmwood Park at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Ridgewood's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They took a 43-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Chicago. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (31), the Rebels still had to take the loss.
Ridgewood's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Luke Melendez, who gained 101 total yards and three touchdowns, and Angelo Vitale, who threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. What's more, Melendez also racked up 31 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023. Ridgewood also got a significant boost from Nicco Camillo, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
Ridgewood wouldn't let West Chicago keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ridgewood can thank Frankie Camillo and Marco Lopez for forcing both of them.
Glenbard East's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Ridgewood, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 3-1.
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