The Glenbard East Rams will head out to take on the Willowbrook Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Glenbard East barely beat Ridgewood the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rams put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 8-1 victory on Tuesday. With that win, Glenbard East brought their scoring average up to 3 goals per game.
Their offense was hitting Ridgewood from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Ryan Kummer led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Willowbrook). They blew past Proviso East 6-2 on Tuesday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 3-0.
Glenbard East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those four matchups. As for Willowbrook, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Glenbard East took their victory against Willowbrook in their previous matchup back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 4-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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