Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverside-Brookfield). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Elmwood Park Tigers 56-21 on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-6.
Riverside-Brookfield found their leader in underclassman Giancarlo Garcia, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. Jacob Retana was in the mix too, providing Riverside-Brookfield with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Riverside-Brookfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Riverside-Brookfield's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. Luke Ferguson was especially locked on to Elmwood Park's QB and sacked him twice. Ferguson is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Riverside-Brookfield has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Elmwood Park, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Riverside-Brookfield will take on West Chicago at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Chicago is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.5 points per game this season. As for Elmwood Park, they will face off against Streamwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elmwood Park is facing Streamwood at the right time seeing as Streamwood is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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