BY JEFF GOLD
The East Islip-West Islip rivalry is one of the best on Long Island.
The football game between the two schools this year was a rout, as EI won 34-0 – and it could have been worse. This soccer game should be better.
Today, the schools meet for their second time this season at 4 p.m. at West Islip. West Islip won the first game, 1-0, on a first-half goal by Ryan Sepe. And as usually is the case with West Islip, one goal is enough. WI goalkeeper Dan Vignola has a program-record 10 shutouts this season.
With a 10-1 League III record, West Islip is inching close to a league title. But Centereach is right there at 7-1-3 and those two teams meet next week. East Islip (3-4-4) would absolutely love to play spoiler in this game, not to mention pick up a huge win in an effort for clinch a playoff berth.