The Sterling Tigers will face off against the Burlington Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sterling lost 18-6 to Strasburg on Thursday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Sterling saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tatym Dempcy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Haylee Lambert, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Burlington came up short against Holyoke last Saturday and fell 22-18. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brooklyn Hays was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring four runs and stealing six bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmin Robles, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Burlington didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Sterling's loss dropped their record down to 6-8-2. As for Burlington, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Thursday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Sterling hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Burlington struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Sterling's way against Burlington in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 as Sterling made off with a 13-2 victory. Does Sterling have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burlington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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