Rock Island had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sterling Golden Warriors and snuck past 4-2. That's more bragging rights for Rock Island, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Rock Island's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Brokaw, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Brokaw has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Rock Island has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Sterling, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8-1.
Rock Island will head out on the road to challenge Quincy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sterling, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Moline at 4:30 p.m.
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