They say the early bird catches the worm.
Normally, that wouldn't apply in high school sports, but if you're a Troy High fan, you have every reason to believe the Flying Horses were the worms this afternoon, caught by the birds in the form of the Blue Streaks of Saratoga.
Less than 24 hours after dispatching Averill Park, Rich Hurley's Flying Horses arrived at Saratoga, expecting the game to start as scheduled at 12:45 pm. However, due to a weather forecast calling for sleet & freezing rain later this afternoon, the starting times for both the junior varsity & varsity games were moved up. The JV game, advertised for 11 am, tipped off at 10:30 am instead. Thus, the varsity game started at high noon. The Horses never led, and every time they came close, Saratoga's defense shut them down.
It wasn't helping, either, that the officials were calling a lot of ticky-tack fouls on Troy, and the disparity in the first half, with Saratoga whistled for just 1 foul, was offensive in and of itself. The game was called a little more evenly in the second half, which gave Troy a chance to mount a comeback, but a last second shot rimmed out, and the Blue Streaks escaped with a 61-60 victory, snapping Troy's four game winning streak.
There is just no way Troy was looking past the Streaks, and ahead to old nemesis CBA, which comes to Zotto Memorial Gym on Monday night.
Edit, 12/3/21: Saratoga has privatized the video.
The remaining schedule for the Troy men (6-2):
Games vs. Albany & Guilderland will likely be scheduled this week.
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