It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Cairo-Durham ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Coxsackie-Athens Riverhawks. For Cairo-Durham, this counts as revenge for the 11-2 loss Coxsackie-Athens walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Jake Young made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. Young was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Cole Partridge was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
The victory got Cairo-Durham back to even at 7-7. As for Coxsackie-Athens, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Cairo-Durham didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-6 win vs. Maple Hill on the 11th. Coxsackie-Athens does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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