Sterling Golden Warriors (Sterling, IL) fans exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they observed their baseball squad hold off the visiting Kewanee Boilermakers (Kewanee, IL), 5-4 in a non-league test.

With the win, Sterling upgrades its record to 2-1 on the season. The Golden Warriors host Riverdale (Port Byron, IL) to battle the Rams in a non-league test on Wednesday, March 22. The Rams come into the test with a record of 0-1. Riverdale lost 5-0 in their recent non-league test against East Moline United (East Moline, IL)

With the defeat, Kewanee falls to 0-2 on the season. The Boilermakers travel to Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull, IL) to battle the Spartans in a non-league test on Thursday, March 23. The Spartans come into the test with a record of 0-3. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] lost 11-1 in their recent non-league test against Bushnell-Prairie City (Bushnell, IL)