The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans will head out to square off against the Guilderland Flying Dutchmen at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the 14th.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Queensbury on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Guilderland had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They won by a run and slipped past Massapequa 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Flying Dutchmen have posted since April 10th.
Kyler Ackert looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
At the plate, Guilderland's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nick Scott, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Carter Sweeney also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Guilderland, they picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-9.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake came out on top in a nail-biter against Guilderland in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans 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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