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SterlingFreeport

Golden Warriors
2
Pretzels
3

The Freeport (IL) varsity baseball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Sterling (IL) by a score of 3-2.

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Final score provided by S. Dascher.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Baseball - Freeport sneaks past Sterling

April 16, 2026: Freeport, IL 61032

The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Freeport Pretzels (Freeport, IL) and the visiting Sterling Golden Warriors (Sterling, IL), saw Freeport's baseball team get by Sterling by a tally of 3-2.

The Pretzels (6-6) will now prepare for their battle against Rockford Auburn (Rockford, IL). The Knights enter the Northern Illinois battle with a 1-7 record. In their last battle, Rockford Auburn was tipped by Harlem (Machesney Park, IL), 19-0, in a league battle.

Next, the Golden Warriors face the Belvidere Buccaneers (Belvidere, IL) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, April 18. Sterling will attempt to upgrade on its 4-11 season record. The Buccaneers enter the battle with a 0-10 record after their 8-3 league loss to Freeport (Freeport, IL).

Sterling @ Freeport Baseball Game Info

Thu., Apr. 16, 2026 @ 4:30p
Freeport High School
The Freeport (IL) varsity baseball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Sterling (IL) by a score of 3-2.

Rankings & Records

Sterling (25-26)

ILClass
35380
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %RFRA
11-183-117-94-9.379.214189211

Freeport (25-26)

ILClass
37885
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %RFRA
14-179-78-96-8.452.562258258

Team Scoring Averages

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Sterling		1.61.4.71.2.9.8.21.04.06.57.51.8
Freeport		2.21.31.51.21.91.1.9--8.37.82.8

Team Stat Comparison

SterlingFreeport
-Batting Average.300
-On Base Percentage.453
-Slugging Percentage.389
-Fielding Percentage.883
-Win Loss Percentage.385

Team Leaders

SterlingFreeportNational Avg.
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Batting Average#1 Ryland Rampenthal.500.244
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On Base Percentage#21 Tyler Balsiger.667.386
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Slugging Percentage#13 Ben Summers.556.313
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Fielding Percentage#35 Quinn Ogden1.000.858
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Win Loss Percentage#18 Henry Winter1.000.533

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Sterling3-11Freeport5-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
3/21/26Boylan CatholicSterling(L) 5-44/28/26FreeportBoylan Catholic(W) 9-2
3/21/26Boylan CatholicSterling(L) 18-14/30/26Boylan CatholicFreeport(W) 9-6
3/30/26SterlingRock Island(L) 9-83/21/26Rock IslandFreeport(W) 11-8
4/1/26Rock IslandSterling(L) 5-4
4/11/26Belvidere NorthSterling(W) 6-54/22/26Belvidere NorthFreeport(W) 12-11
4/11/26Belvidere NorthSterling(L) 13-54/24/26FreeportBelvidere North(L) 10-0
4/13/26East Moline UnitedSterling(L) 4-15/12/26East Moline UnitedFreeport(L) 11-1
4/14/26SterlingEast Moline United(L) 13-3
4/18/26BelvidereSterling(W) 14-44/14/26BelvidereFreeport(W) 8-3
4/21/26FreeportBelvidere(L) 7-3
4/20/26AllemanSterling(L) 8-63/25/26AllemanFreeport(L) 17-7
4/22/26SterlingAlleman(L) 10-9
4/24/26SterlingRochelle(L) 8-43/23/26RochelleFreeport(L) 9-0
5/18/26SterlingSycamore(L) 11-54/7/26FreeportSycamore(L) 5-0
5/19/26DixonSterling(W) 8-23/30/26FreeportDixon(L) 10-6
5/27/26DixonSterling

Record Breakdown

Sterling (25-26)

Freeport (25-26)
11-18
Overall
14-17
3-11
League
9-7
8-7
Non-League
5-10
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
3-11
Common Opponent
5-7
7-9
Home
8-9
4-9
Away
6-8
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
11-18
In-State
14-17
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0