The Queensbury Spartans will challenge the Gloversville Huskies/Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Queensbury is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Queensbury came out on top against Greenwich on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive eight-run second inning. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 15-3 margin over the Witches. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Lillian Smith spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
Mckenna Hazelton
| 04/22/25 vs Greenwich | 4 |
| 04/17/25 @ Amsterdam | 3 |
| 04/10/24 @ Johnstown | 2 |
| 05/14/24 vs Niskayuna | 1 |
| 05/04/24 @ Lake George | 1 |
On the hitting side, Queensbury let Nevaeh Carota-Hoke and Mckenna Hazelton run wild. Carota-Hoke got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple, while Hazelton went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave Hazelton a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Goertzen, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Queensbury kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, while it was Gloversville who put the first runs on the board on Monday, it was South Glens Falls who put up more. The Huskies/Dragons lost 21-3 to the Bulldogs. The Huskies/Dragons haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Queensbury's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Gloversville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Queensbury took their victory against Gloversville in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 9-0 score. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Huskies/Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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