Riverhead hasn't had much luck against Ward Melville recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Riverhead Blue Waves will welcome the Ward Melville Patriots at 1:30 p.m.
Riverhead is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They took a blow against Connetquot, falling 55-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Waves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 522nd, while the T-Birds are ranked 200th).
Meanwhile, Ward Melville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They slipped by William Floyd 22-21.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Joey Benedetto and Ja?Quan Thomas. Benedetto had a great game and gained 147 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Thomas was balling out in the loss, rushing for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Riverhead's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Ward Melville, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Riverhead took a serious blow against Ward Melville in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, falling 48-0. Will Riverhead have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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