Sterling has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to take on the Limon Badgers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Sterling's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Valley with a sharp 15-0 win. Considering the Tigers have won seven matches by more than nine runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Limon won against Wray/Yuma on Thursday with 18 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Limon was the clear victor by an 18-12 margin over Wray/Yuma. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Badgers.
Bryleigh Fox was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and eight unearned) runs off six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Chloe Jaques was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Paige Denne, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two runs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Limon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 23.3% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 37.8%.
Sterling has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8-2 record this season. As for Limon, their record is now 4-13.
Everything went Sterling's way against Limon when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Sterling made off with a 13-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sterling since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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