The Babylon Panthers will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Shelter Island Islanders at 6:15 p.m. The timing is sure in Babylon's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while the Islanders have been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Babylon ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 51-42 victory over Mattituck.
Babylon's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Delaney Busch, who scored ten points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Busch has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Logue-boyd, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Shelter Island had to suffer through a rough 51-20 loss at the hands of the.
Babylon is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Shelter Island, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Babylon against the Islanders in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 51-13 victory. With Babylon ahead 34-4 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
