Softball Game Preview: Sterling Golden Warriors vs. Ottawa Pirates

The Sterling Golden Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Ottawa Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Sterling proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by nine) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Moline 13-12. The Golden Warriors haven't had any issues with the Maroons recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

The team relied heavily on Bree Taylor, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lily Martinez, who went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ottawa). They were the clear victors by a 15-3 margin over Sandwich on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Pirates, who have now won three games in a row.

Sterling pushed their record up to 18-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.3 runs over those games. As for Ottawa, their victory bumped their record up to 17-10.