William Floyd has gone 8-2 against Ward Melville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The William Floyd Colonials will challenge the Ward Melville Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with William Floyd sitting on five straight victories and Ward Melville on three.
William Floyd is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Sachem North 35-14. Considering the Colonials have won six contests by more than 19 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Ja?Quan Thomas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Thomas is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 131 every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was A.J. Cannet, who threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
William Floyd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 22 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
William Floyd didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kris Watkins and Aisays Wallace. William Floyd got some further help from Jayden Johnson: he picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Ward Melville's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 14-7 win over Longwood.
It was another big night for Joey Benedetto, who rushed for 186 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Ward Melville's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for William Floyd, their win bumped their record up to an identical 9-1.
Saturday's game might be decided in the on the ground. William Floyd has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 284.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Ward Melville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 192.2. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
William Floyd and Ward Melville were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October, but William Floyd came up empty-handed after a 22-21 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ward Melville's Hudson Philbrick, who threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 57 yards. Now that William Floyd knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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