The Guilderland Flying Dutchmen will head out on the road to square off against the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Guilderland is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Guilderland had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Bethlehem Central.
Meanwhile, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Ichabod Crane on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Riders by a score of 5-4. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Christopher Puliafico was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits.
On the hitting side, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan McNeal, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Guilderland's record now sits at 4-6. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, their record now sits at 3-5.
Guilderland might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Guilderland, Luke Haluska (who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-5) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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