Queensbury and Schuylerville are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Queensbury Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Schuylerville Horses at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Queensbury is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Queensbury will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Amsterdam on Wednesday. Everything went Queensbury's way against Amsterdam as Queensbury made off with an 18-1 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Queensbury has managed all season.
Kaylee Heritage spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Queensbury got a massive performance out of Lindsey Pepe, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleigh Johnson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Schuylerville got themselves on the board against Broadalbin-Perth on Wednesday, but Broadalbin-Perth never followed suit. They won by a run and slipped past the Patriots 1-0.
Queensbury's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Schuylerville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Queensbury was able to grind out a solid victory over Schuylerville when the teams last played last Monday, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Queensbury since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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