Baseball Preview: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans vs. Albany Falcons
After three games on the road, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is heading back home. They will take on the Albany Falcons at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake will be strutting in after a victory while Albany will be coming in after a defeat.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 14-1 margin over Scotia-Glenville on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Christopher Puliafico made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Puliafico was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Timothy Venditti and Logan McNeal did most of the damage at the plate: Venditti scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while McNeal went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Venditti is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Mason McDonald was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Albany lost 9-2 to Taconic Hills on Thursday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Albany has scored all season.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8. As for Albany, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake was able to grind out a solid victory over Albany in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 4-0. Does Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Albany turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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