Volleyball Preview: Hauppauge Eagles vs. West Babylon Eagles
Hauppauge is 10-0 against West Babylon since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Hauppauge is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Hauppauge will head out to face West Babylon after giving up their first home loss of the season on Wednesday. Hauppauge came up short against Sayville, falling 3-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
Hauppauge was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-8, 25-22.
Meanwhile, West Babylon lost 3-0 to Smithtown West last Friday.
While West Babylon was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Smithtown West's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 25-23.
Hauppauge's loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1. As for West Babylon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Hauppauge's way against West Babylon when the teams last played back in September, as Hauppauge made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hauppauge since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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