The Cohoes Tigers will be home for the holidays to greet the Albany Academy for Girls Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cohoes has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Albany Academy for Girls will arrive with four straight wins.
Cohoes might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 37-35 to La Salle Institute, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Albany Academy for Girls has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 26 points or more this season. They blew past Ichabod Crane, posting a 64-26 victory on the road. Given Albany Academy for Girls' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while Ichabod Crane is ranked 382nd), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cohoes bumped their record down to 1-6 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Albany Academy for Girls, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Cohoes was dealt a bruising 74-26 loss at the hands of Albany Academy for Girls in their previous matchup back in February. Will Cohoes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
