Baseball Recap: DeKalb Barbs vs. Sterling Golden Warriors
DeKalb put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Sterling Golden Warriors with a sharp 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for DeKalb.
Jackson Kees made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Kees has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kees was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Kees wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cole Latimer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
DeKalb is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-12 record this season. As for Sterling, their loss dropped their record down to 12-16-1.
DeKalb has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Rockford East at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sterling does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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