After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Westhampton Beach is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Islip Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Islip took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Westhampton Beach, who comes in off a win.
If Islip heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Westhampton Beach took over last week. Westhampton Beach took down Comsewogue 21-7 on Friday.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Islip was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were outmatched by Sayville on the road and fell 40-6. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Golden Flashes are ranked 21st).
The win got Westhampton Beach back to even at 1-1. As for Islip, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything went Westhampton Beach's way against Islip in their previous meeting back in September of 2022 as Westhampton Beach made off with a 34-13 victory. In that game, Westhampton Beach amassed a halftime lead of 34-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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