Schenectady is on a six-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake a six-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Schenectady Patriots will host the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Schenectady was beaten by Ballston Spa 70-14. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 419th, while the Scotties are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake lost to Guilderland at home by a 63-47 margin on Tuesday. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Flying Dutchmen 15-10 in the first quarter.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Schenectady, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Schenectady took a serious blow against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 67-36. Can Schenectady avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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