Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Ichabod Crane on Wednesday. The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans skirted past the Guilderland Flying Dutchmen 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Timothy Venditti made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Venditti has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Venditti was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Venditti wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ben Yerina, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Guilderland, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake will take on Cohoes at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. As for Guilderland, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Albany Academy for Boys at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Albany Academy for Boys is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
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