Baseball Preview: Albany Academy for Boys Cadets vs. Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks
The Albany Academy for Boys Cadets are on the road again on Saturday to play the Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks at 12:00 p.m. Albany Academy for Boys will be strutting in after a victory while Saratoga Springs will be coming in after a defeat.
Albany Academy for Boys will head into Thursday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 19) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Guilderland and snuck past 6-4.
Noah Moran tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Willie Kimbler, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Nico DeSanto, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Saratoga Springs didn't have quite enough to beat Shenendehowa on Friday and fell 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Saratoga Springs has scored all season.
Saratoga Springs saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Rigabar, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Albany Academy for Boys pushed their record up to 6-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Saratoga Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Albany Academy for Boys has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Saratoga Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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