Softball Recap: Sterling Golden Warriors vs. Quincy Blue Devils
Sterling entered their tilt with Quincy with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top against the Quincy Blue Devils by a score of 10-6 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Sterling, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ady Waldschmidt and Sienna Stingley made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Waldschmidt struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Meanwhile, Stingley pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Waldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, while Stingley went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Melcher, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Cantu, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Sterling has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. As for Quincy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Sterling will be playing in front of their home fans against Rock Island at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Rock Island: 3.9, Sterling: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Quincy, they will head out on the road to challenge Galesburg at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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