Rock Island owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sterling Golden Warriors and snuck past 1-0. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Rock Island has scored all season.
The result came thanks to Conner Diiulio's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Rock Island saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Wilde, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Rock Island is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Sterling, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Rock Island beat Sterling by a score of 4-2 later that day.
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