GOLDEN ZEBRA TAKES BROWN FAMILY CUP
Golden Zebra came out on top at Saratoga Polo on Friday, narrowly edging out Sugar Maple 9-8 to take the Brown Family Cup.
Sugar Maple started the match up 2 goals on handicap, but Jay Fetner brought Golden Zebra to life straight off the bat scoring first in the first chukker. From there, the lead changed hands several times in a see saw battle that went right up to the final horn.
Sugar Maple relied on hot streaks to keep them in contention, with Peter Lusardi and Omar Sosa teaming up for a pair of 3 point runs, one in the second chukker and another over the fourth and fifth.
Conversely, Golden Zebra relied on a steady stream of goals spread over the whole match. Gonzalo Fucci scored once in each of the last four chukkers and Juan Sanchez spread his 4 over 3 chukkers, the last of which was the final goal of the match to give his squad the win.
Dr. R. Merritt Brown and his family were on hand to present the awards to both teams for The Brown Family Cup.
The next match at Saratoga Polo is scheduled for Sunday, August 26th at 5:30pm. For more information about Saratoga Polo, call (518) 584-8108 or visit SARATOGAPOLO.COM.
TOTAL GOALS SCORED
SUGAR MAPLE (+2 on handicap) – 8
Dave Peters – 0
Peter Lusardi – 2
Omar Sosa – 4
Will Orthwein – 0
GOLDEN ZEBRA – 9
Isabella Wolf – 0
Juan Sanchez – 4
Gonzalo Fucci – 4
Jay Fetner – 1