Baseball Preview: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans vs. Guilderland Flying Dutchmen
After two games on the road, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is heading back home. They will take on the Guilderland Flying Dutchmen at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Ichabod Crane on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Riders by a score of 5-4.
Christopher Puliafico was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits.
At the plate, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan McNeal, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Guilderland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Bethlehem Central by a score of 5-4.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Guilderland, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake took their victory against Guilderland in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 7-1. Does Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Guilderland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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