Colonie Central is 8-2 against Albany since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Sunday. After both having extra time off, both teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 4:00 p.m. on February 25th. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Colonie Central has 20 straight wins, Albany has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Colonie Central can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Middletown 74-42 on the road. Given Colonie Central's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Middletown is ranked 387th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Albany pushed their score all the way to 70 last Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Amsterdam by a score of 72-70.
Colonie Central pushed their record up to 20-0 with that victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Albany, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Colonie Central strolled past Albany in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 74-60. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colonie Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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