Football Game Preview: Patchogue-Medford Raiders vs. Sachem East

Patchogue-Medford is 1-6 against Sachem East since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Raiders will head out to face off against Sachem East. Sachem East took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Patchogue-Medford, who comes in off a win.

If Sachem East heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Patchogue-Medford took over last week. The Raiders took down Riverhead 26-12 on Saturday. The matchup marked the Raiders' most dominant victory of the season.

Meanwhile, Sachem East lost to Sachem North on the road by a 31-14 margin on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for Sachem East in their meetings with Sachem North: they've now lost five in a row.

Patchogue-Medford has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.3 points over those games. As for Sachem East, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.