DeKalb put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Sterling Golden Warriors with a sharp 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for DeKalb.
Jackson Kees made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Kees has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kees was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Kees wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cole Latimer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
DeKalb is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-12 record this season. As for Sterling, their loss dropped their record down to 12-16-1.
DeKalb has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Rockford East at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sterling does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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