Football Preview: Riverhead Blue Waves vs. Ward Melville Patriots
Riverhead hasn't had much luck against Ward Melville recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Riverhead Blue Waves will welcome the Ward Melville Patriots at 1:30 p.m.
Riverhead is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They took a blow against Connetquot, falling 55-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Waves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 522nd, while the T-Birds are ranked 200th).
Meanwhile, Ward Melville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They slipped by William Floyd 22-21.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Joey Benedetto and Ja?Quan Thomas. Benedetto had a great game and gained 147 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Thomas was balling out in the loss, rushing for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Riverhead's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Ward Melville, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Riverhead took a serious blow against Ward Melville in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, falling 48-0. Will Riverhead have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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