The Saranac Spartans will face off against the Mechanicville Red Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Saranac will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Saranac is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Saranac Lake 7-1. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.

Austin Lareau
05/29/25 @ Saranac Lake | 6 |
05/23/25 vs AuSable Valley | 9 |
05/17/25 @ Saranac Lake | 10 |
05/05/25 @ Beekmantown | 6 |
05/02/25 vs AuSable Valley | 11 |
Austin Lareau spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Seth Petrashune, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Adrian Barnes was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Cobleskill-Richmondville typically has all the answers at home, but on Sunday Mechanicville proved too difficult a challenge. They beat the Bulldogs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-1. The victory was nothing new for the Red Raiders as they're now sitting on five straight.
Mechanicville pushed their record up to 17-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Saranac, their win bumped their record up to 18-3.
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