Folks, we might have a good one on our hands today. 7-1 Scotia-Glenville, who received honorable mention in the recently released NYS rankings in Class A, plays host to 5-2 South Glens Falls. Both of them have lost once to Queensbury - take the Brit LaPlants out of the equation, and the only blemish is a SGF loss to Schuylerville. They're back on the winning path though, and Scotia never left that path. What are we looking for?
For SGF, it's been balance on offense and - besides Queensbury - stout defense. They've served up 4 shutouts in their 7 games, but a 9 goal outburst from the Q skews their goal numbers. The visiting SGF won their first 3 games by a combined score of 12-0. After losing 2 straight, they've bounced back and won their last 2, including an 8-0 decision in their last game Friday. They're led in scoring by a junior and two sophomores: Lexi Potter's tallied 5 times, with Gabrielle Kreppein & Emily Herren doing so 4 times. Their whole team is rather devoid of people old enough for their night license, with just one senior on the roster. They showed their balance in their last game, an 8-0 drubbing of hapless Hudson Falls. 7 players scored, with Herren being the only one with 2 goals.
On Scotia's end, they've been smacking the bejesus out of teams not named Queensbury - coincidentally, I've watched them once this year and it was against the Q. However, it must be noted that their strength of schedule hasn't been phenomenal. The combined record of teams they've played is well below .500 (14-21, not including Johnstown & Amsterdam who I can't find complete records for but they aren't good), and that includes the 7-1 mark of their lone defeat. There's a lot of 1 and 2 win teams they've left in their path. That being said, they're certainly taking care of business, outscoring their opponents 48-5 so far. 6 of their 8 games have been won by shutout, and all of those were by at least 4 goals. Not many close ones for the Tartans. They're not exactly senior-laden either, boasting 5 on their roster, but they get production from the juniors and seniors. Two juniors and a senior lead the way in the goals department, with the juniors Gracie Mailey (11) and Abby O'Connor (8) ahead of senior Maddy Carroll (7). Not to be outdone, senior Dom Puglisi racks up dimes not unlike a familiar name of Christmas past from a rival school... When I think of assists, Morgan Burchhardt always came to mind. With Burchhardt already doing her thing at St. Rose, Puglisi is well on her way to holding the Section 2 assist crown this year with 14 already.
What do I think will happen? They've beat the same teams, but Scotia has been more dominant. They both lost to Queensbury, but Scotia gave them a fight and SGF didn't. Scotia's at home... Gotta roll with the Tartans. I'll say 3-1 just because I didn't see a whole lot from them when I watched.
4:30, South Glens Falls @ Scotia-Glenville. Beautiful day. Support!
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