Softball Game Preview: Voorheesville Blackbirds vs. Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bulldogs

The Voorheesville Blackbirds are taking a road trip to take on the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Voorheesville has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Berne-Knox-Westerlo will arrive with 12 straight wins.

Voorheesville fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Lansingburgh on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 6-5.

Abby Brown was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Brown was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.

Brown wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maddy Tabakian, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. Another was Ava Tabakian, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-6.

Meanwhile, in Wednesday's Canine Competition, Berne-Knox-Westerlo prevailed. They blew past Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville 12-6 on Wednesday. 12 seems to be a good number for the Bulldogs as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 7.8 runs thus far. As for Voorheesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.

Voorheesville suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Berne-Knox-Westerlo in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Blackbirds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.