The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shaker Bison at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Neither Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake nor Shaker posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake will bounce into Friday's game after beating Niskayuna, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake never let Niskayuna onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Wednesday.
Timothy Venditti was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Venditti was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Shaker didn't have quite enough to beat Ballston Spa on Wednesday and fell 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Shaker has scored all season.
Shaker saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Belliss, who went 2-for-4 with a triple.
Even though they lost, Shaker kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Shaker, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake came up short against Shaker when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 4-1. Will Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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