Ward Melville and Longwood are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Ward Melville Patriots will take on the Longwood Lions on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Ward Melville: 13.9, Longwood: 11.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Ward Melville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over Lindenhurst. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
The critical scores for Ward Melville came from Angelo Sorbera, Joey Benedetto, and Joey Karpowicz.
Meanwhile, Longwood waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Wildcats 31-10. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won eight matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Ward Melville pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.4 points per game. As for Longwood, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Ward Melville took a serious blow against Longwood when the teams last played back in October, falling 35-7. Can Ward Melville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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