The Galway Golden Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Galway will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Galway proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 14) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Cobleskill-Richmondville 4-3.
Meanwhile, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Saratoga Springs 5-3. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Blue Streaks recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Ava Yahoudy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Morse, who went 3-for-4 with one run.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive matchups.
Galway's record is now 16-3. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, their record now sits at 12-4.
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