Glenbard East has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Ridgewood Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridgewood took a loss in their last match 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 simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Elmwood Park 65-13 at home. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Rams with their most commanding win 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 two weeks ago (31), the Rebels still had to take the loss.
Ridgewood's loss 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 victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Ridgewood, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 3-1.
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