The Central Islip Musketeers couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were outmatched by Mount Sinai at home and fell 70-43. Central Islip lost against Mount Sinai in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 83-66 score last time.
Dominic Pennzello was a one-man wrecking crew for Mount Sinai as he scored 22 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Pennzello has scored at least 25% of Mount Sinai's points. Brian Vales was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with 8 rebounds.
Central Islip's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Mount Sinai, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Central Islip will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ward Melville at 4:15 p.m. on January 4, 2024. As for Mount Sinai, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pierson at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
