Thursday just wasn't the day for Geneseo's offense. They fell 5-0 to the Sterling Golden Warriors on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Geneseo's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Sterling's part, Sienna Stingley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Stingley was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ady Waldschmidt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Geneseo's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-13. As for Sterling, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Geneseo will take on Limestone at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Limestone is coming into the game with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Geneseo will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Sterling, they will face off against LaSalle-Peru at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sterling is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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