The Riverhead Blue Waves will face off against the Patchogue-Medford Raiders on Saturday. Riverhead's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four matchups, but Saturday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Riverhead's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Longwood on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 36-0 loss at the hands of the Lions. 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 524th, while the Lions are ranked 195th).
Meanwhile, Patchogue-Medford managed to keep up with Sachem North until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Raiders lost 42-20 to Sachem North. The Raiders have struggled against Sachem North recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Patchogue-Medford now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Riverhead, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Riverhead came up short against Patchogue-Medford when the teams last played back in September of 2024, falling 34-29. Can the Blue Waves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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