On Thursday, Ballston Spa faced Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ballston Spa Scotties took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans. The loss was just more heartbreak for Ballston Spa who fell 2-0 when the teams previously met back in May of 2022.
For Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's part, the team relied heavily on Carli Ewing, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Morse, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Ballston Spa's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Ballston Spa will look to defend their home field on Friday against Guilderland at 4:15 p.m. Guilderland is coming into the match with six straight victories on the road, so Ballston Spa will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, they will face off against Albany at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Albany's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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