Softball Game Preview: Cairo-Durham Mustangs vs. Coxsackie-Athens Riverhawks

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Previous Games

05/05/23 - Home	5-23 L
05/11/18 - Away	17-0 W
04/13/18 - Home	18-1 W
05/04/17 - Home	23-3 W
04/11/17 - Away	17-4 W
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Cairo-Durham has gone 8-1 against Coxsackie-Athens recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Riverhawks at 4:30 p.m. Cairo-Durham is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.

On Monday, Cairo-Durham came up short against Maple Hill and fell 6-3.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Coxsackie-Athens, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Catskill 5-4 on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Riverhawks in their matchups with the Cats: they've now won four in a row.

Coxsackie-Athens pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. As for Cairo-Durham, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

Cairo-Durham suffered a grim 23-5 defeat to Coxsackie-Athens in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.