Soccer Preview: Guilderland vs. Ballston Spa
Guilderland has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Ballston Spa Scotties at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Guilderland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Mohonasen, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Guilderland was ranked tenth). Guilderland took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mohonasen on Friday. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Flying Dutchmen couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ballston Spa). They had just enough and edged Saratoga Springs out 3-2. That's two games straight that the Scotties have won by just one goal.
Guilderland's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2-1. As for Ballston Spa, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4-1 record this season.
Guilderland took their win against Ballston Spa when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Guilderland since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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