Volleyball Preview: Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks vs. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans
Saratoga Springs is 0-10 against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake since October of 2014 but things could change on Wednesday. The Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks are taking a road trip to challenge the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Saratoga Springs is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Thursday, Saratoga Springs got the win against Schenectady by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Saratoga Springs took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-11, 25-5.
Saratoga Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake faced Shenendehowa in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake fell just short of Shenendehowa by a score of 2-1. The Spartans' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Saratoga Springs' win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 30-5-3.
Saratoga Springs came up short against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Saratoga Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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