Football Preview: Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats vs. Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms
The Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats will face off against the Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
If Bayport-Blue Point heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Shoreham-Wading River took over last week. Shoreham-Wading River snuck past John Glenn with a 42-36 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Sean Casey was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 51 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Noah Gregorek was another key player, throwing for 147 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Bayport-Blue Point entered their tilt with Center Moriches on Saturday with 13 consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with 14. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 34-7 win over the Red Devils. With the Phantoms ahead 28-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Shoreham-Wading River's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Bayport-Blue Point, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Shoreham-Wading River was taken down by Bayport-Blue Point 49-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Shoreham-Wading River was down 28-0.
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