Baseball Game Preview: Hoosic Valley Hawks vs. Schenectady Patriots

The Hoosic Valley Hawks will head out to square off against the Schenectady Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Hoosic Valley made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Tamarac, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Hawks fell just short of the Bengals by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Hawks have suffered since May 13, 2025.

Meanwhile, Schenectady lost 12-3 to Salem on Tuesday.

Schenectady's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Hoosic Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.

Hoosic Valley got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 against Schenectady by a conclusive 7-1 score. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.