The Ballston Spa Scotties are taking a road trip to face off against the Niskayuna Silver Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ballston Spa will be strutting in after a victory while Niskayuna will be coming in after a defeat.
Ballston Spa is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since December 12, 2023 on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 72-69 victory over Schenectady.
Meanwhile, Niskayuna entered their matchup against Shenendehowa on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Niskayuna received a blow as they fell 63-49 to Shenendehowa. While losing is never fun, the Silver Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Plainsmen are ranked fifth).
Ballston Spa is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Niskayuna, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4.
Ballston Spa came up short against Niskayuna in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 67-58. Can Ballston Spa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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