On Tuesday, Sterling faced Sycamore in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sterling Golden Warriors lost 10-1 to the Sycamore Spartans. Sterling's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Sterling saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ady Waldschmidt, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Melcher, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Sterling's defeat dropped their record down to 19-4. As for Sycamore, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-3 record this season.
Sterling will be playing at home against Galesburg at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sterling will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Sycamore, they will head out on the road to take on St. Francis at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Francis' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Sycamore's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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