Milby is 3-0 against Sterling since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Milby Buffs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sterling Raiders at 10:00 a.m. The timing is sure in Milby's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Sterling has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Milby put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Madison a 16-0 shutout. Give Milby's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Sophia Fernandez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Fernandez was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
In other batting news, Veronica Martinez was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Aubre Turrubiartes, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Sterling suffered a rough 19-2 defeat at the hands of Wisdom back in March.
Milby is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Sterling, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Milby's way against Sterling in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 as Milby made off with a 15-0 win. Will Milby repeat their success, or does Sterling have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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