William Floyd triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Kayla Gilmore

By Team Reports Dec 7, 2023, 11:11am

Recap: William Floyd Colonials vs. West Babylon Eagles

The William Floyd Colonials waltzed into Tuesday's game with two straight wins but they left with three. They strolled past West Babylon with points to spare, taking the game 40-25. The score was all tied up 13-13 at the break, but William Floyd was the (much) better team in the second half.

Among those leading the charge was Kayla Gilmore, who scored 18 points along with 7 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of William Floyd's points. Chloe Campbell was another key contributor, scoring 8 points along with 15 rebounds and 4 blocks.

West Babylon's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Avery Vergano, who scored 10 points along with 8 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Maucere, who scored 5 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 steals.

William Floyd's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for West Babylon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.

William Floyd will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Sachem North at 4:00 p.m. West Babylon will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on East Rockaway at 12:00 p.m. on December 27th.