Cairo-Durham is 1-9 against Taconic Hills since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mustangs will square off against the Titans at 4:30 p.m.
Cairo-Durham managed to slip by Catskill the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Mustangs lost 8-1 to the Cats on Friday.
Cairo-Durham saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Young, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Taconic Hills had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Germantown a 16-0 shutout on Friday. The Titans have beaten the Clippers the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Clippers has come to flipping the script.
Tristan Super made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Alvarez, who scored four runs while going 3-for-5. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hunter Nielsen, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Taconic Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Germantown only posted an OBP of .250.
Cairo-Durham might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Taconic Hills in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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