The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans will face off against the Orchard Park Quakers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Whitesboro a 10-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won four in a row.
Ava Yahoudy
| 06/08/25 vs Whitesboro | 14 |
| 05/29/25 vs Averill Park | 6 |
| 05/27/25 vs Troy | 11 |
| 05/21/25 vs Queensbury | 10 |
| 05/15/25 vs Saratoga Springs | 13 |
| + 9 more games |
Not much got past Ava Yahoudy, who gave up just a hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Whitesboro off the board. Yahoudy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Lilly Morse was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Grace Adone also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Orchard Park came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 11-4 win. Orchard Park's victory was all the more impressive since the Titans were averaging only 3.21 runs allowed on the season.
Lainey Babich was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Madeline McDermott, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
Orchard Park kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's record now sits at 16-4. As for Orchard Park, their record is now 18-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Orchard Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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