If Sterling was feeling good fresh off their 9-0 takedown of Quincy on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Golden Warriors fell just short of the Ottawa Pirates by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday. The Golden Warriors haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Layla Wright was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Wright was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Wright wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mya Lira, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Sterling suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 5-3. As for Ottawa, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-4.
Looking ahead, Sterling will face off against Rock Island at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Golden Warriors 3, the Rocks 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Ottawa, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Somonauk at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Pirates' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bobcats have averaged an impressive 8.7 runs per game this season.
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