SHERBURNE – Coming off two early losses last week, the Sherburne-Earlville baseball team battled to what they hoped would be a win against a solid program – Sauquoit Valley.

To their dismay, the game would be decided decisively, as Sauquoit Valley pulled away slowly for the 6-4 home loss for S-E.

“We played a good game tonight overall. Sauquoit is a very good baseball team in our league and we held our own against them,” said Sherburne-Earlville head coach Jay Tackabury. “We still made a few mistakes early that cost us runs, which turned out to be the difference in the ballgame.”

Those mistakes saw S-E battling from behind early, as Sauquoit Valley snagged a run in the second and third inning taking the 2-0 lead before S-E made any waves. Adding two more runs in the top of the third inning, the lead grew to 4-0 before S-E answered with a run of their own. In the final four innings, the Marauders would match their opponent in scoring, each nabbing four runs.