Basketball Game Preview: Guilderland Flying Dutchmen vs. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans

Guilderland is on a seven-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Guilderland Flying Dutchmen will host the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Last Tuesday, Guilderland came up short against Christian Brothers Academy and fell 58-46. While losing is never fun, the Flying Dutchmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 445th, while the Brothers are ranked 169th).

Meanwhile, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Shaker, falling 90-58. The Spartans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-21.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Guilderland, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.

Guilderland came up short against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 55-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's John Klopfer, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 boards. Now that Guilderland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.