Baseball Recap: Sterling's Losing Streak Snapped at Four Games

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Previous Games

04/25/25 - Home	12-8 W
04/25/25 - Home	2-6 L
03/21/24 - Home	5-12 L
03/23/23 - Away	6-1 W
05/09/19 - Home	7-1 W
+ 5 more games

Sterling had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 12-8 win over the Rochelle Hubs on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Warriors considering their two-run performance the match before.

Adrian Monarrez looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Cassens, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Kukowski, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Sterling's victory bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Rochelle, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.

Sterling and Rochelle could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Golden Warriors (ranked 324th) will meet Alleman (ranked 144th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Rochelle will take on Morris at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (328 vs. 27).