Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sterling). They never let the Burlington Cougars onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory on Thursday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Tatym Dempcy made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Dempcy was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Sterling got a massive performance out of Kira Perez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kenadie Buchtel, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sterling didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Burlington only tossed a.
The win got Sterling back to even at 8-8-2. As for Burlington, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Sterling has already played their next game, a 15-0 victory against Valley on the 28th. Burlington has also already played their next contest, a 14-0 defeat against Southeast Colorado on the 5th.
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