Basketball Game Preview: Half Hollow Hills West Colts vs. Amityville Memorial Warriors

The Half Hollow Hills West Colts will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Amityville Memorial Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Half Hollow Hills West is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Wyandanch: they outscored them in every quarter. Half Hollow Hills West strolled past Wyandanch with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 63-44. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Colts.

Meanwhile, Amityville Memorial had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They took down the Warriors 44-26. Amityville Memorial pushed the score to 36-12 by the end of the third, a deficit Wyandanch cut but never quite recovered from.

Half Hollow Hills West's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Amityville Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.

Half Hollow Hills West was able to grind out a solid victory over Amityville Memorial in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 50-39. Will Half Hollow Hills West repeat their success, or does Amityville Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.