In what's become a running theme this season, Sterling gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Galesburg Silver Streaks an 18-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sterling considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Sienna Stingley was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stingley was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Kaity Taylor was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Ady Waldschmidt was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Sterling's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-4. As for Galesburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-27.
Sterling will head out on the road to square off against Geneseo at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Geneseo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Galesburg, they will head out on the road to take on Bloomington at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Galesburg has given up an average of 6.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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