The Hauppauge Eagles will challenge the Half Hollow Hills West Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Hauppauge humbled Harborfields with a 41-7 victory. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 20 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Half Hollow Hills West took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-12 win over Eastport-South Manor. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Sharks are ranked 357th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joseph Filardi was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Anthony Raio was Filardi's top target, picking up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hauppauge's victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Half Hollow Hills West, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Hauppauge came up short against Half Hollow Hills West in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 14-6. Can Hauppauge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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