Baseball Recap: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans vs. Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks
Monday just wasn't the day for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's offense. They suffered a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of the Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks on Monday. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake has not had much luck with Saratoga Springs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Timothy Venditti, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double. Venditti is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.
On Saratoga Springs' side, Christian Mello tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Raul Rodriguez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Camden Rhude, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Saratoga Springs, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake will face off against Ichabod Crane at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Saratoga Springs, they will head out on the road to square off against Ballston Spa at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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