The Niskayuna Silver Warriors will head out to face off against the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Niskayuna is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Christian Brothers Academy on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Niskayuna was beaten by Christian Brothers Academy 47-6. While losing is never fun, the Silver Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Brothers are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 44-20 margin over the Eagles.
Niskayuna's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Niskayuna didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 19-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Niskayuna 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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