The Sterling Raiders will square off against the Milby Buffs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Sterling fell victim to Carnegie Vanguard and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Rhinos, falling 15-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their meetings with the Rhinos: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Milby's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Waltrip by a score of 2-1.
Milby got a good showing from Michael Medina, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Medina a new career-low in walks (zero).
On the hitting side, Milby saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ilijah Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one double. That double marked the first that Martinez hit this season.
Milby's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Sterling, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Sterling suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Milby when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Raiders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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