There's no place like home for Ridgewood, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 66-55 victory over the Aurora East Tomcats on Thursday. The Rebels haven't had any issues with the Tomcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Alex Hrabchak went supernova, going 8-for-14 on his way to 22 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Michal Cwieczkowski, who shot 55% from the field en route to 14 points.
Aurora East lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Casston Cross, who posted 20 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jamir Malone, who went 5-for-11 to rack up 12 points along with seven boards and five assists.

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| 12/11/25 - Home | 66-55 W |
| 02/19/25 - Home | 83-58 W |
| 12/12/24 - Away | 72-57 W |
Ridgewood now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Aurora East, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Ridgewood and Aurora East could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Rebels (ranked 209th) will meet Glenbard East (ranked 11th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Aurora East will square off against Naperville North at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (307 vs. 63).
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