After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lyons, Sterling was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They blew past the Platte Valley Broncos 17-2. Considering the Tigers have won ten games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Tatym Dempcy was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Sterling got a big performance out of Gracyn Vondy, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Haylee Lambert, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sterling always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .704. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Sterling has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9-2 record this season. As for Platte Valley, their loss was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-22.
As of now, neither Sterling nor Platte Valley have any future games scheduled.
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