Soccer Recap: Ballston Spa Starts off Right with Win over Schenectady

Ballston Spa had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Their defense stepped up to hand the Schenectady Patriots a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Ballston Spa were the better team in the second half.

Schenectady now has a losing record of 0-1-1.

Looking ahead, Ballston Spa will look to takes advantage of their home pitch for the first time this season as they takes on Colonie Central at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Schenectady, they wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next game, a 4-3 loss against Troy on the 6th.