Football Preview: Sachem East vs. William Floyd Colonials
Sachem East is 0-10 against William Floyd since September of 2018 but things could change on Saturday. Sachem East will be staying on the road to face off against the William Floyd Colonials at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sachem East will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 20-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Patchogue-Medford last Friday. Sachem East had just enough and edged Patchogue-Medford out 2-0.
Meanwhile, William Floyd had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They came out on top against the T-Birds by a score of 42-30. William Floyd's win was all the more impressive since the T-Birds were averaging only 14.88 points allowed on the season.
Ja?Quan Thomas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 241 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Thomas is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 131 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of A.J. Cannet, who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes.
William Floyd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Sachem East's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5. As for William Floyd, their record now sits at 7-1.
Sachem East was dealt a bruising 48-20 defeat at the hands of William Floyd in their previous meeting back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thomas, who rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. Now that Sachem East knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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