Baseball Recap: Sterling Comes Up Short

Sterling was the 6-5 winner over Fulton when they last played one another back in May of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. Sterling fell just short of Fulton by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Golden Warriors have lost by exactly two runs.

Sterling saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cale Nettleton, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.

This is the second loss in a row for Sterling and nudges their season record down to 3-3. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Fulton, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.

Looking ahead, Sterling will look to defend their home field on Friday against Eastland at 4:00 p.m. As for Fulton, they will head out on the road to face off against Annawan-Wethersfield at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.