For the first time this season, Ballston Spa will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will head out on the road to square off against the Queensbury Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
If Queensbury heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Ballston Spa took over last week. The Scotties put the hurt on Amsterdam with a sharp 27-6 win on Friday. Given the Scotties' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Rams are ranked 354th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while Queensbury put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for La Salle Institute. The Spartans took their contest with ease, bagging a 34-0 victory over the Cadets. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Spartans had established a 27-point advantage.
Ballston Spa better keep an eye on Hudson Montgomery. He was instrumental in Queensbury's win, rushing for 95 yards and three scores. Tyler Thetford got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Queensbury didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Thetford and Kurtis Naatz. Thetford got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Queensbury's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Ballston Spa, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Ballston Spa didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Queensbury in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 28-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Scotties since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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