Ballston Spa is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Ichabod Crane is on a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Ballston Spa Scotties will take on the Ichabod Crane Riders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Ballston Spa: 2.2, Ichabod Crane: 1) 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: Columbia, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Ballston Spa was ranked ninth). Ballston Spa fell just short of Columbia by a score of 1-0 on Monday. Ballston Spa was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but Columbia's pitcher proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Ichabod Crane beat Catholic Central 6-1 on Monday. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Ichabod Crane has scored all year.
Kari Graziano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Olivia McCrudden was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Abbey Milazzo, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Ballston Spa's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Ichabod Crane, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Ballston Spa hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Ichabod Crane struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Ballston Spa came out on top in a nail-biter against Ichabod Crane when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Will Ballston Spa repeat their success, or does Ichabod Crane have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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