Sterling put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Platte Valley Broncos with a sharp 12-2 win. Winning may never get old, but Sterling sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Robbie Carrasco spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dayten DiOrio, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Felzien, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
On Platte Valley's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hazen Weber, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Platte Valley hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Sterling pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Platte Valley, their record is now 9-6.
Sterling will head out on the road to face off against Berthoud at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Berthoud: 1.8, Sterling: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Platte Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Fort Lupton at 3:30 p.m. Platte Valley has given up an average of 6.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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