Softball Game Preview: Scotia-Glenville Tartans vs. Galway Golden Eagles

Scotia-Glenville is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Galway is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Tartans will host the Golden Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Scotia-Glenville 3.8, Galway 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Scotia-Glenville fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Queensbury on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Tartans couldn't push the score so high this time.

Keeley Kristel

Batters Struck Out

04/25/25 @ Queensbury	10
04/23/25 vs Hudson Falls	8
04/21/25 @ Broadalbin-Perth	13
04/17/25 @ South Glens Falls	9
04/15/25 vs Queensbury	5
+ 3 more games

Keeley Kristel spent all 9.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Julie Cooper was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two RBI and one double.

Meanwhile, Galway got the win against Schoharie on Friday by a conclusive 10-4. Considering the Golden Eagles have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Galway's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Scotia-Glenville, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.