Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is a perfect 3-0 against Albany since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Falcons at 4:15 p.m. The timing is sure in Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Albany has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Bloomfield, who was ranked 19th at the time (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake was ranked second). The Spartans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Bombers on Saturday. Two seems to be a good number for the Spartans as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ava Yahoudy
| 05/03/25 vs Bloomfield | 18 |
| 05/01/25 @ Troy | 9 |
| 04/30/25 vs Bethlehem Central | 10 |
| 04/28/25 @ Guilderland | 9 |
| 04/25/25 @ Shaker | 10 |
| 04/23/25 @ Niskayuna | 6 |
Ava Yahoudy spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up 18 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Bailey Dinon was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Albany). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Schenectady a 15-0 shutout on Friday. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Albany's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 3-10. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake took their victory against Albany when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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