Riverside-Brookfield made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Glenbard East, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Rams by a score of 45-43 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (31), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Glenbard East got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kedrick Dennis out in front who rushed for 156 yards and four scores. With that strong performance, Dennis is now averaging an impressive 100.3 rushing yards per game. Lucas Freese also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Glenbard East): his a 48-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
Having lost for the first time this season, Riverside-Brookfield fell to 8-1. As for Glenbard East, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Riverside-Brookfield will challenge Rolling Meadows at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs will need to watch out since the Mustangs have now posted at least 31 points in their last seven games. As for Glenbard East, they will be playing at home against West Chicago at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rams will be up against the Wildcats' rather soft defense (which has allowed 27.89 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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