The Averill Park Warriors will square off against the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Averill Park sitting on four straight victories and Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake on eight.
Last Friday, Averill Park made easy work of Ballston Spa and carried off a 36-13 win. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won five matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 21-13.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake had a senior duo take command as John Gload rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns and Dj Mosher rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Gload also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making three total tackles.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake wouldn't let Queensbury keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake can thank Sam Karlitz and Gload for forcing both of them. Gload is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.3 points per game. As for Averill Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Averill Park strolled past Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 28-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Averill Park 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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