Softball Game Preview: Sterling Rangers vs. Lee Ganders

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Previous Games

04/15/25 - Away	25-13 W
03/21/25 - Home	11-7 W
04/05/24 - Away	16-10 W
03/11/24 - Home	3-17 L
04/06/23 - Home	9-1 W
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Sterling has gone 9-1 against Lee recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rangers are taking a road trip to take on the Ganders at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Sterling will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs last Tuesday, then bounced right back against West Brook on Tuesday. The Rangers were the clear victors by a 22-3 margin over the Bruins. The Rangers have beaten the Bruins the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Bruins has come to flipping the script.

Meanwhile, Lee made easy work of Beaumont United on Tuesday and carried off a 15-3 victory.

Emily Sistos was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (three). She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Lee got a big performance out of Madison Ross, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs Ross has posted since back in February. Merary De La Cruz was another key player, going 1-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Sterling's record now sits at 7-9. As for Lee, their record is now 8-14.

Everything went Sterling's way against Lee when the teams last played back in April of 2025, as Sterling made off with a 25-13 win. Do the Rangers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Ganders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.