The West Islip Lions will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Northport Tigers at 5:50 p.m. on Friday.
West Islip is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They had to suffer through a 38-7 loss at the hands of East Islip. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Redmen are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Northport took care of business in their home opener on Saturday (and then some). They put the hurt on Huntington with a sharp 27-6 win.
Enrique Hernandez looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 107 yards and a touchdown while completing 77.8% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Tommy Obrien, who picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Northport's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Reid Johansen and Gio Valenti. Ben Pipolo was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
West Islip strolled past Northport in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 23-6. Will West Islip repeat their success, or does Northport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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