Football Preview: Westhampton Beach Hurricanes vs. Islip Buccaneers
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Westhampton Beach is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Islip Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Islip took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Westhampton Beach, who comes in off a win.
If Islip heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Westhampton Beach took over last week. Westhampton Beach enjoyed a cozy 21-7 victory over Comsewogue on Friday.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Islip was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were beaten by Sayville 40-6. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Golden Flashes are ranked 21st).
The win got Westhampton Beach back to even at 1-1. As for Islip, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1.
Westhampton Beach took their victory against Islip in their previous meeting back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 34-13. In that match, Westhampton Beach amassed a halftime lead of 34-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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