If William Floyd was riding high fresh off their 48-20 takedown of Sachem East last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The William Floyd Colonials and the Ward Melville Patriots were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the William Floyd Colonials suffered a 22-21 loss. The matchup marked the Colonials' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the loss, William Floyd still got an impressive performance from Ja?Quan Thomas, who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Thomas' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 145 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Hudson Philbrick had an outrageously good game for Ward Melville as he threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 57 yards. Another player making a difference was Joey Benedetto, who gained 147 total yards and two touchdowns.
William Floyd's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-1. As for Ward Melville, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
William Floyd will welcome Sachem North at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. William Floyd is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.4 points per game this season. As for Ward Melville, they will head out to face off against Riverhead at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Ward Melville is facing Riverhead at the right time seeing as Riverhead is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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