Worn down Bulldogs drop two nail-biters on the road
November 19, 2007 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Corning Bulldogs News Release
The Corning Bulldogs faced a 900 mile round trip with two games in two different states with only 15 hours in between games. Ronald Wright the teams starting power forward played both games with a sprained ankel he suffered in the blow out win against First State Fusion while Starting Small Forward Darnell Jackson played with a severe case of the Flu.
Corning blew a 12 point lead in Boston with 7 minutes remaining in the game. Corning fought from behind in the final seconds to force overtime and a worn down Bulldogs team fought to the end in a 1 point heart breaking overtime loss to the Boston Blizzard by the final score of 106-107.
The Bulldogs then recieved news that the Westchester game was not to be played at 7:15 as it was on the orginal schedule the team recieved from the ABA. With the new start time at 1:15pm in Peekskill, NY. The worn down Bulldogs scrambled to get to the game in time with only a 15 hour span in between the overtime loss to Boston and the start of the next game. Westchester jumped out to a 26 point lead in the first half but the Bulldogs did not give up. Corning staged a furious comeback and took a 5 point lead in the 4th quarter before finally running out of gas for good and dropping the game by 4 points at the very end by the score of 125-121.
Co-Owner James R. Schutz had the following to say : " I am very proud of these player's. We took two good teams down to the buzzer on a long road trip with only 6 healthy players. "
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Sunday, November 25th @3pm vs the ABA defending champion Vermont Frost Heaves on the Campus of Corning Community College.
Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.
• Discuss this story on the American Basketball Association message board...
American Basketball Association Stories from November 19, 2007
- Sportsvite Play With The Pros Wraps Up Soon - ABA
- Worn down Bulldogs drop two nail-biters on the road - Corning Bulldogs
- LA's hot roster leads to the ABA's highest scoring team! - Los Angeles Push
- Breakers Charity Dinner A Huge Hit - Long Beach Breakers
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
