There was early excitement for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake after they claimed the first goal on Monday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell just short of the Mechanicville Red Raiders by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Red Raiders are ranked tenth).
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake dropped their record down to 2-8-2 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mechanicville, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-0-2 record this season.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake will host Guilderland at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Mechanicville, they will head out on the road to square off against Saratoga Central Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mechanicville is facing Saratoga Central Catholic at the right time seeing as Saratoga Central Catholic is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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