Half Hollow Hills West has been away from home for two games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Harborfields Tornadoes at 1:00 p.m. One thing working in Half Hollow Hills West's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Friday, Half Hollow Hills West blew past Hauppauge, posting a 47-17 victory on the road. Fans of the Colts have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Joseph Filardi was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 10-for-10 passing. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 62 yards. Christian Alfaro was another key player, rushing for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Another reason for the win was Half Hollow Hills West's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Mason Reisch was especially locked on to Hauppauge's QB and sacked him twice. Half Hollow Hills West got some further help from Gurneal Parhar: he made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Half Hollow Hills West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Harborfields was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 21-12 to Eastport-South Manor. One positive for the Tornadoes, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Half Hollow Hills West's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Harborfields, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Half Hollow Hills West beat Harborfields 12-0 in their previous matchup back in March of 2021. Does Half Hollow Hills West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harborfields turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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