Football Preview: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans vs. Averill Park Warriors
The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans will face off against the Averill Park Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 21-13 victory over Queensbury.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to John Gload and Dj Mosher. Gload rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns while Mosher rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Gload didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made three total tackles.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Sam Karlitz, Jack Dilorenzo, and Elijah Rosendo picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Averill Park came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Scotties with a sharp 36-13 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 20 points or more this season.
Averill Park has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.7 points per game. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake lost to Averill Park on the road by a decisive 28-14 margin in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Averill Park's Jacob Phelps, who rushed for 192 yards and four touchdowns. Now that Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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