The William Floyd Colonials had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They managed a 48-42 victory over Brentwood. That's another feather in the cap for William Floyd, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
William Floyd had a senior duo take command as Shy Hawkins dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds and Kayla Gilmore scored 18 points along with two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hawkins has scored at least a third of William Floyd's points. Kayden Meyer was another key contributor, scoring three points along with five rebounds.
William Floyd's victory was their 15th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Brentwood, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. William Floyd will take on Ward Melville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brentwood will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Walt Whitman at 4:30 p.m. on February 9th.
