Sterling has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Dunlap Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Sterling had just enough and edged Fulton out 6-5.
Meanwhile, Dunlap had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Potters a 2-0 shutout. Give Dunlap's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The team relied heavily on Luke Digiallonardo, who went 1-for-1 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Gabe Munoz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Sterling is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-14-1 record this season. As for Dunlap, their win bumped their record up to 21-5.
Sterling suffered a grim 23-1 defeat to Dunlap in their previous meeting back in March. Can Sterling avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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