The Walt Whitman Wildcats will challenge the Ward Melville Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Walt Whitman had taken Sachem North down for four straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. The Wildcats lost 33-7 to Sachem North. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while Sachem North are ranked 162nd).
Meanwhile, Ward Melville blew past Bay Shore, posting a 49-14 victory. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Marauders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Walt Whitman better focus on containing Hudson Philbrick and Joey Benedetto as the pair were huge in Ward Melville's win. Philbrick threw for 173 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, while Benedetto rushed for 142 yards and one score on only 11 carries. Benedetto's longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards.
Ward Melville's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Walt Whitman, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Walt Whitman lost to Ward Melville at home by a decisive 28-14 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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