Sterling can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Galesburg Silver Streaks with a sharp 16-1 win. Sterling's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Ady Waldschmidt and Sienna Stingley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Waldschmidt struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meanwhile, Stingley struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. At the plate, Waldschmidt scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Stingley scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Sterling got a massive performance out of Olivia Melcher, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Layla Wright, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Galesburg's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johanna Peterson, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Sterling and bumps their season record up to 7-1. As for Galesburg, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Sterling will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Rockridge at 4:30 p.m. Sterling is on a six-game streak of home wins, Rockridge a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Galesburg, they will head out on the road to face off against Sherrard at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sherrard is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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