Southold is 9-1 against Shelter Island since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Southold Settlers will head out on the road to face off against the Shelter Island Islanders at 5:45 p.m. Southold is hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Southold came up short against Smithtown Christian and fell 59-51. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Southold in their matchups with Smithtown Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Shelter Island had to suffer through a rough 74-40 loss at the hands of Smithtown Christian. While losing is never fun, Shelter Island can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 761st, while Smithtown Christian is ranked 284th).
Southold's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Shelter Island, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Southold against Shelter Island in their previous meeting on January 6th as the squad secured a 71-32 victory. With Southold ahead 41-17 at the half, the match was all but over already.
