The Broadalbin-Perth Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the La Salle Institute Cadets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Broadalbin-Perth took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over Glens Falls. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Blake Shields
| 05/02/25 vs Glens Falls | 4 |
| 04/10/25 @ Schuylerville | 3 |
| 04/25/25 @ South Glens Falls | 1 |
| 04/23/25 vs Scotia-Glenville | 1 |
| 04/21/25 @ Scotia-Glenville | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Blake Shields, who went 2-for-4 with four runs and two stolen bases. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
Broadalbin-Perth was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Glens Falls only posted a batting average of .130.
Meanwhile, La Salle Institute had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 10-3 win. Considering the Cadets have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
La Salle Institute pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Broadalbin-Perth, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7.
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