Amityville Memorial and Miller Place are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Amityville Memorial Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Miller Place Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Amityville Memorial is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, Amityville Memorial came up short against Harborfields and fell 30-19. Amityville Memorial has struggled against Harborfields recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Miller Place was the victim of a rough 53-27 defeat at the hands of Sayville on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Miller Place can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 554th, while Sayville is ranked 176th).
Despite the defeat, Miller Place had strong showings from Ava Zicchinelli, who scored nine points, and Isabella Zaher, who scored six points.
Amityville Memorial has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Miller Place, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Amityville Memorial beat Miller Place 68-57 in their previous meeting back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Zicchinelli, who scored 20 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Amityville Memorial still be able to contain Zicchinelli? There's only one way to find out.
