William Floyd is 2-8 against Longwood since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The William Floyd Colonials will be home for the holidays to greet the Longwood Lions at 5:00 p.m. William Floyd will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
William Floyd has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 21 points or more this season. They took their matchup on the road on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 59-30 victory over Central Islip.
William Floyd had a senior duo take command as Jacqueline Sutherland scored 31 points along with seven steals and Kayla Gilmore scored 19 points along with five assists and five rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Gilmore has scored at least 25% of William Floyd's points. Kayden Meyer was another key contributor, scoring four points along with nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Longwood pushed their score all the way to 59 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 66-59 to Walt Whitman.
William Floyd's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Longwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went William Floyd's way against Longwood when the teams last played back in January as William Floyd made off with a 62-41 win. Does William Floyd have another victory up their sleeve, or will Longwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
