The Ridgewood Rebels will take on the West Chicago Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Ridgewood's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Ridgewood will bounce into Friday's game after beating Riverside-Brookfield, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Ridgewood enjoyed a cozy 31-14 victory over Riverside-Brookfield on Friday. The Rebels pushed the score to 24-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Angelo Vitale and his top target Luke Melendez. Vitale threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes while Melendez picked up 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Melendez was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 60 yards.
Ridgewood's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Melendez. Marko Jonic was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 57 points the game before, West Chicago was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were outmatched by Glenbard South on the road and fell 63-8. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Ridgewood's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for West Chicago, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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