Softball Game Preview: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans vs. Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds

Spartans

Runs

04/25/25 @ Shaker	4
04/23/25 @ Niskayuna	19
04/21/25 vs Ballston Spa	2
04/19/25 vs Jamesville-DeWitt	5
04/19/25 vs Berne-Knox-Westerlo	14
+ 3 more games

The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Shaker, who was ranked 17th at the time (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake was ranked tenth). The Spartans won by a run and slipped past the Bison 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.

Ava Yahoudy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Addisyn Knapik, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Lilly Morse, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Meanwhile, Kellenberg Memorial came up short against Donovan Catholic on Wednesday, falling 10-1.

Kellenberg Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake beat Kellenberg Memorial 8-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.