After both having extra time off, the Half Hollow Hills West Colts and the Hauppauge Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Half Hollow Hills West is headed out to face Hauppauge after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Half Hollow Hills West had just enough and edged Smithtown West out 3-2.
Half Hollow Hills West took Smithtown West into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-17, 23-25, 25-12, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Hauppauge waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Redmen as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Hauppauge never let East Islip on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 26-24, 25-16.
Hauppauge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Half Hollow Hills West beat Hauppauge 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Half Hollow Hills West 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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