River Forest and Calumet New Tech are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The River Forest Ingots will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Calumet New Tech Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
River Forest is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against East Chicago Central. River Forest breezed by East Chicago Central on the road to the tune of 35-0 on Friday.
Ayden Silver had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 114 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Carlos Villagomez, who rushed for 132 yards on only 15 carries.
Meanwhile, Calumet New Tech took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They blew past Osceola Grace E 36-13.
Eric Allen had a dynamite game for Calumet New Tech, rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Allen's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Javon Lawrence, who gained 87 total yards and a touchdown.
Everything came up roses for River Forest against Calumet New Tech in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 as the squad secured a 33-0 victory. Will River Forest repeat their success, or does Calumet New Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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