The Sterling Golden Warriors will face off against the Eastland Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, Sterling didn't have quite enough to beat Fulton and fell 5-3. That's two games in a row now that the Golden Warriors have lost by exactly two runs.
Sterling saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cale Nettleton, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Eastland made easy work of Durand/Pecatonica on Wednesday and carried off a 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
This is the second loss in a row for Sterling and nudges their season record down to 3-3. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only two runs. As for Eastland, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Sterling beat Eastland 8-4 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will Sterling repeat their success, or does Eastland has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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