2 games today on my schedule. In the afternoon, making the trip to Mohon in their quest to knock off Guilderland. At night, the battle of Troy for the boys!
Guilderland @ Mohonasen
Guilderland lost their first 2 games - they haven't lost since. Four of their six straight wins have been by one goal, but they're getting the job done. In the two losses, they gave up six goals. In the next six wins, they've given up just three. They're not the world's most potent team offensively, but they've been doing enough. They average 2 goals a game and give up around 1. That's a good ratio. A strong defense with Taylor Dorado in between the pipes with a save percentage at nearly 90% will do it for you. Seven players have scored for the Dutch this season, led by Emma Oliver's 5 goals & 5 assists (that we know of - no scoring details available for a 3-1 W over Ballston Spa). They face a Mohonasen team going right in the other direction (queue plane dropping out of the sky noises here). They won their first game. They haven't won since. After going 1-1-2 to start the season, they've dropped 4 straight decisions and really need something to get them going. Despite losing, they perhaps took a step in the right direction last game in their 3-2 L to Colonie. They hadn't scored a single goal in 11 days (4 games) before that one. The thing about Mohonasen is they can give anyone a good game. Ask Columbia! The current front-runner in the Suburban Council who cracked the state rankings in AA finished in a 1-1 draw with Mohon. Shenendehowa needed a pair of 2nd half goals to get by Mohon. They can battle you, they just haven't been good enough. They'll need some production from Lexi Canavally, who's produced 5 of their 10 goals - she had the goal against Columbia which started the streak, and then ended it against Colonie. Will today be the day?
Troy @ CCHS
Well, look on the bright side. Someone will win..? CCHS is 2-3-1 according to their reports, but both of their wins have come against 1-5 Cohoes. They also tied Class B Tamarac. One score from LaSalle hasn't been reported, but if that's a loss, they're 2-4-1. I watched them once, against Albany. They lost 3-0 in what looked like a lackluster game from the Falcons and really couldn't get anything going. They've scored 6 goals on the season, 5 against Cohoes: Jack Ellis has tallied half of them. They'll need more of that. They host Troy, who's certainly had their own problems. At 1-6-1 with 3 straight losses, the wheels are falling off the struggle bus right now. I've also seen them once - against Albany - and they struggled mightily. Sound familiar? They score a little more but also give up a little more. Mouayad Khlalafalla leads them with 5 goals, and Sean Dory is right behind him with 4. Both of these teams are in desperate need of something good, and I mean.. throw out the records, it's the battle of Troy! Hoping to see some excitement under the lights.
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