The Schalmont Sabres will challenge the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Schalmont is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
If Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Schalmont took over last week. Schalmont had just enough and edged Albany Academy for Boys out 2-1 on Friday. Given the Sabres' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Cadets are ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Connor Byrnes and
Cody Coop scored both of Schalmont's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Meanwhile, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake fell victim to Shenendehowa and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Plainsmen, falling 4-0. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Schalmont pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6-2.
Schalmont might still be hurting after the 6-2 defeat they got from Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Schalmont was down 3-0.
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