Rock Falls is 1-8 against Sterling since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rock Falls Rockets will head out on the road to take on the Sterling Golden Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Rock Falls will be strutting in after a victory while Sterling will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Rock Falls got the win against Genoa-Kingston by a conclusive 14-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rock Falls.
Olivia Osborne was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Ari Reyna was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sterling unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Moline United.
Sienna Stingley put in work no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Stingley was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Stingley wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mya Lira, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Rock Falls' win bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Sterling, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-3.
Rock Falls came up short against Sterling when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 6-1. Can Rock Falls avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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