Saratoga Springs was the 4-3 winner over Albany Academy for Boys when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks fell just short of the Albany Academy for Boys Cadets by a score of 4-3 on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that Saratoga Springs has lost by just one run.
Saratoga Springs saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick McKinley, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Macklan Harris was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Albany Academy for Boys' side, they got a big performance out of Brady Sears, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Sears has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Dalto, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Saratoga Springs' defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5. As for Albany Academy for Boys, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-4.
Saratoga Springs will head out on the road to face off against Bethlehem Central at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Bethlehem Central is coming into the matchup with five straight victories at home, so Saratoga Springs will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Albany Academy for Boys, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Columbia at 4:15 p.m. 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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