After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lyons, Weld Central was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Sterling Tigers as the Weld Central Rebels made off with a 9-2 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Rebels as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Jordin Sifuentes made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ali Weber was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Annastasia Hernandez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Weld Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sterling only posted an OBP of .226.
Weld Central's win bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Sterling, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Weld Central will welcome Strasburg at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sterling, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Resurrection Christian at 4:00 p.m. Resurrection Christian is coming into the contest with four straight victories on the road, so Sterling will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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