It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Walt Whitman can now relate to. They took a blow against the Half Hollow Hills East Thunderbirds on Thursday, falling 82-48. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 66th).

Wildcats
02/27/25 @ Half Hollow Hills East | 48-82 |
02/14/25 vs Northport | 58-56 |
02/06/25 @ Central Islip | 69-53 |
02/04/25 vs Riverhead | 74-61 |
01/30/25 @ Brentwood | 70-61 |
Walt Whitman moved to 14-6 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points over those games. As for Half Hollow Hills East, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Walt Whitman does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Half Hollow Hills East has already played their next game (against Smithtown East), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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