The Longwood Lions will venture away from home to face off against Sachem East at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Longwood has three straight victories, Sachem East has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Longwood's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Sachem North, posting a 28-0 win on the road. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the are ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sachem East entered their match against William Floyd on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Sachem East was dealt a 48-20 defeat at the hands of William Floyd. Sachem East was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-14.
Longwood's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Sachem East, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Longwood strolled past Sachem East when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a score of 21-7. Will Longwood repeat their success, or does Sachem East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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