Playing under the moon like brothers (CBA @ Troy, 3/1/21)

 Coming off a narrow loss to Saratoga on Saturday afternoon, Troy High welcomed old foe Christian Brothers Academy to Zotto Memorial Gym tonight, looking to get back on the winning track. The Brothers were also coming off a tight loss over the weekend, in their case, a three point heartbreaker to Niskayuna on Friday.

Troy came out firing right away, jumping to a 4-0 lead before suddenly going ice cold over a five minute stretch in the 1st quarter. However, Troy took the lead at the end of the frame, and led, 25-14, at halftime.

In the 3rd quarter, CBA used a 20-9 advantage to tie the game, and briefly led on two different occasions in the 2nd half, but couldn't hold the lead. Josh Rodriguez & Alex Wolfe hit some key baskets late, and Troy held on for a 47-42 win, sending the Brothers to their 3rd loss in their last 4 games. 

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Troy goes on the road to play Ballston Spa on Wednesday before coming home to play Shaker on Friday.

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After Saturday's home game vs. Saratoga was postponed due to COVID, Troy, on short notice, scheduled a road game for the women against Cambridge tonight. We've seen this happen at the college level with Siena and UAlbany this season, so this is not a surprise.

On paper, a Class A school should be able to beat a lower class school like Cambridge. However, recent history reminds us that this is not always the case, as we've seen Class B schools like Schalmont getting the better of Troy in both football and basketball.

Not only that, but, as we've already seen this season, Troy's women have not been able to adjust as well to the condensed schedule, with 4 games a week instead of 2, and have been blown out twice in as many weeks by Shenendehowa and Averill Park. In contrast, the boys have been able to adjust to the pro-style scheduling, hence a 7-2 record after tonight's win.

Keep in mind, too, that the Lady Indians just started their season within the last week or so, and thus have fresher legs. The same lack of focus and cohesion on both sides of the ball, as a result, proved costly to the Lady Horses, who dropped their second straight, 57-33. Troy was outscored, 13-4, in the fourth quarter, as an indicator of how badly the Lady Horses (4-4, 4-3 Suburban Council) played. Troy can't afford to continue in this direction when they have a winnable game against Ballston Spa up next on Friday:

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