Clifton Park, NY — Burnt Hills snagged a late lead and defeated Shenendehowa 7-3 on Thursday. Shen had a 3-2 lead with 2 outs in the top of the 7th inning when Vincent Venditti came up and drilled a game tying HR. The top of the eighth put Burnt Hills ahead for good when Noah DiCaprio singled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs. The Spartans fired up the offense in the first inning. Vincent Vendetti hit a solo homer and Kyle DeCresce added an RBI single. Ben Hladun led the Spartans to victory on the mound. The southpaw allowed one hit and zero runs over two innings, striking out three and walking one. Evan Grimes took the loss for Shenendehowa. He allowed one hit and three runs over one-third of an inning. Jim Mulligan started the game for Shenendehowa. The hurler surrendered two runs on four hits over five innings, striking out four. Mason Veronezi started the game for Burnt Hills. The righty lasted six innings, allowing five hits and three runs while striking out five in his first career start. Burnt Hills saw the ball well today, racking up eight hits in the game. Vendetti and Kyle DeCresce both collected three hits for the Spartans. Shenendehowa had six hits in the game. Jack Griffin and Jacek Strain each racked up multiple hits.