The Ballston Spa Scotties will be playing in front of their home fans against the Guilderland Flying Dutchmen at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ballston Spa: 2.4, Guilderland: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ballston Spa is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Ballston Spa was ranked 21st). Ballston Spa took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake on Thursday. The defeat was just more heartbreak for Ballston Spa who fell 2-0 when the teams previously met back in May of 2022.
Meanwhile, Guilderland entered their tilt with Shenendehowa with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Plainsmen on Wednesday.
Ballston Spa's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Guilderland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Ballston Spa came up short against Guilderland in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 7-3. Can Ballston Spa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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