Sterling had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Valley Vikings as they made off with a 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Tatym Dempcy made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Dempcy was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Haylee Lambert was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Morgan Lambert, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sterling always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 35.5% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 61.5%.
Sterling now has a winning record of 9-8-2. As for Valley, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Sterling has already played their next match, a 19-6 win against Limon on the 1st. Valley has also already played their next contest, a 7-2 loss against Lyons on the 1st.
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