Baseball Preview: Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks vs. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans
Saratoga Springs is 8-2 against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks will be playing at home against the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans at 4:15 p.m. Saratoga Springs will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Saratoga Springs is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Schalmont with a sharp 18-1 win on Saturday. With that victory, Saratoga Springs brought their scoring average up to 7.5 runs per game.
Jack Rigabar and Thomas Mcnamara dominated on the mound. Rigabar pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits, while Mcnamara tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Saratoga Springs got a massive performance out of Brady Mills, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Raul Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous four contests, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake brought some dynamite into their most recent match. They skirted past Amsterdam 13-11. Considering Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Cooper Igoe and Timothy Venditti did most of the damage at the plate: Igoe scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Venditti went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Venditti has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Martin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Saratoga Springs pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Saratoga Springs hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .326. It's a different story for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, though, as they've only averaged .223. Will they be able to contain Saratoga Springs' hitters?
Saratoga Springs skirted past Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 7-6 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's Mason Veronezi, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Saratoga Springs to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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