The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Ballston Spa Scotties at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Warwick: they outscored them in every quarter. The Spartans enjoyed a cozy 42-24 win over the Wildcats on Saturday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Spartans' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Wildcats are ranked 298th).
Peyton Marshall
| 09/26/25 vs South Glens Falls | 274 |
| 09/19/25 @ Columbia | 182 |
| 10/11/25 vs Warwick | 115 |
| 10/03/25 @ Queensbury | 96 |
| 09/05/25 @ Cornwall Central | 29 |
| + 1 more games |
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Talon Immel and Peyton Marshall. Immel rushed for 146 yards on only seven carries while Marshall rushed for 115 yards on only 13 carries. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is undefeated when Marshall posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. They are a perfect 3-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Meanwhile, while Ballston Spa put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Mohonasen. The Scotties breezed past the Warriors to the tune of 27-0. That 27 point margin sets a new team best for the Scotties this season.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 8.26 yards per carry in those games compared to only 3.13 in the others. As for Ballston Spa, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Ballston Spa when the teams last played back in September of 2024, but they still walked away with a 13-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the squad 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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