In what's become a running theme this season, Sterling gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Liberty Common Eagles with a sharp 12-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sterling.
Sterling let Dayten DiOrio and Brennen Welsh loose on the outfield. DiOrio scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Welsh scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ethan Felzien, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Liberty Common's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Frevert, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Hood, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Sterling is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Liberty Common, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-13.
Sterling has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Resurrection Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sterling: 3.6, Resurrection Christian: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Liberty Common, they will head out on the road to take on Lyons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Liberty Common has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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