Broadalbin-Perth waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Glens Falls Black Bears a 5-0 shutout. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 23, 2019, but that streak is no more.
Blake Shields
| 05/02/25 vs Glens Falls | 4 |
| 05/19/25 vs Coxsackie-Athens | 3 |
| 04/10/25 @ Schuylerville | 3 |
| 05/24/25 @ Glens Falls | 2 |
| 05/16/25 vs Amsterdam | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
Blake Shields made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over 6.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Broadalbin-Perth's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-9 when he doesn't).
Shields wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Riley Fenton, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Broadalbin-Perth's record now sits at 12-9. As for Glens Falls, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8-1.
As of now, neither Broadalbin-Perth nor the Black Bears have any future games scheduled.
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