Basketball Game Preview: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans vs. Niskayuna Silver Warriors

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake hasn't had much luck against Niskayuna recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Niskayuna Silver Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Niskayuna likes a good challenge.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since January 19, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of South Glens Falls by a score of 61-58. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 21-15 in the first quarter.

Meanwhile, Niskayuna didn't have quite enough to beat Kingston on Friday and fell 74-72. The Silver Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Niskayuna's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake came up short against Niskayuna in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 63-52. Can Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.