On Saturday, Half Hollow Hills West faced Sayville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Half Hollow Hills West Colts fell 28-21 to the Sayville Golden Flashes. The match marked the Colts' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Half Hollow Hills West still got an impressive performance from Joseph Filardi, who rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 196 yards and a touchdown. Half Hollow Hills West also got a significant boost from Anthony Raio, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Half Hollow Hills West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Having lost for the first time this season, Half Hollow Hills West fell to 5-1. As for Sayville, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Half Hollow Hills West will square off against Islip at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Half Hollow Hills West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43 points per game this season. As for Sayville, they will challenge Eastport-South Manor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sayville's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Eastport-South Manor's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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