ORTHWEINS POWER BLOOMFIELD PAST TACKERIA 11-8
Tab Orthwein got a goal in less than a minute after the first throw-in of the match and her husband Will lead all scorers with six more to carry Bloomfield over Tackeria at Saratoga Polo on Friday evening, just beating the rain. The final score was 11-8.
Ed Burns also had 4 goals for the winners, scoring once in each of the first four chukkers. Diago Ferreira helped the team out defensively, playing back and breaking up Tackeria when they tried to advance.
Tackeria kept it close for most of the match, most notably in the second chukker when they received a goal apiece from Jube Baez, Jackie Czub and Matt Coppola to bring the game within 1 at 5-4. Besides the second, they were held to one goal in every other period of play.
Baez led Tackeria offensively with 4 markers. He also led them defensively, racing all over the field to break up plays. The father-son team of Tony and Matt Coppola also got in there to mix it up often and combined for three goals on the day.
The next match at Saratoga Polo will be on Friday, June 25 at 5:30pm. Matches will be played every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday until Labor Day weekend. For more information, call 518-584-8108 or visit saratogapolo.com.
Total Goals Scored
Tackeria – 8
Tammy Ehinger – 0
Tony Coppola – 2
Jube Baez – 4
Jackie Czub – 1
Matt Coppola (Alt for Tammy Ehinger in chukkers 2,5,6) – 1
Bloomfield – 11
Tab Orthwein – 1
Diago Ferreira – 0
Will Orthwein – 6
Ed Burns – 4