Albany hit Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake with a four-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans fell 8-4 to the Falcons. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake got a good showing from Mason McDonald, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. McDonald has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Venditti, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake dropped their record down to 2-15 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Albany, the victory snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-7 record.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake and Albany could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. The Spartans (ranked 490th) will meet Cohoes (ranked 217th) at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Albany will take on Taconic Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (404 vs. 159).
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