Baseball Game Preview: Shaker Bison vs. Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks

Bison

Runs

04/30/25 vs Colonie Central	2
04/28/25 @ Bethlehem Central	7
04/25/25 vs Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake	11
04/23/25 @ Ballston Spa	2
04/17/25 @ Albany	14
+ 5 more games

Shaker is 1-9 against Saratoga Springs since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bison will challenge the Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. Shaker is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.

Shaker is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Colonie Central, who was ranked 12th at the time (Shaker was ranked fifth). The Bison had just enough and edged out the Wolfpack 2-1 on Wednesday. The win was familiar territory for the Bison, who have now won three contests in a row.

Shaker saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendan McLoughlin, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Shenendehowa hit Saratoga Springs with a five-run first inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Blue Streaks lost 10-1 to the Plainsmen. The game marked the Blue Streaks' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Saratoga Springs also got a good showing from Peyton Keegan, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Keegan is becoming a predictor of the Blue Streaks' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't).

Saratoga Springs dropped their record down to 6-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Shaker, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Shaker has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 12 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Saratoga Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.