After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Rensselaer Central, River Forest was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They breezed by the Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles at home to the tune of 55-16. The match marked the Ingots' most dominant win of the season.
Ayden Silver continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 217 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass. Another player making a difference was Levi Harper, who picked up 49 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, River Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Although Lake Station Edison took the loss, they still got scores from Kaden McNeil and Oscar Alderson.
River Forest's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-4. As for Lake Station Edison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. River Forest will be playing in front of their home fans against Knox at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Knox knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully River Forest likes a good challenge. As for Lake Station Edison, they will face off against Bremen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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