Sterling softball wins at Quincy: Tuesday’s Sauk Valley roundup

Softball

Sterling 10, Quincy 2: Mya Lira was 4 for 5, and Lily Cantu had a triple and two RBIs as Sterling won its Western Big 6 Conference opener on the road. Lily Martinez struck out five and walked three in a complete-game win in the circle. She also doubled and had an RBI.

Rockridge 5, Erie-Prophetstown 0: The Panthers had five hits and four walks but were held scoreless in a setback at home against the defending Class 2A third-place Rockets.

Baseball

Dixon 11, Belvidere 7: The Dukes came back after trailing 5-1 after the first inning. Belvidere went back up 7-5 in the fifth inning, but Dixon scored two runs in the sixth and seventh to pull away. Gage Helfrich and Exzadrian Diaz each had two RBIs for Dixon.

Rockridge 4, Erie-Prophetstown 2: E-P’s Parker Rangel had a home run and two RBIs in the first inning, but Rockridge got the win at E-P after scoring twice in the sixth.

Stillman Valley 21, Polo 2 (5 inn.): The Marcos gave up 13 runs in the fifth inning in the home setback. Gage Zeigler had an RBI and one of Polo’s two hits.

Rock Falls at Newman postponed: Weather affected the area schedule Tuesday with the Rockets’ matchup at Newman rescheduled to April 23.

Girls soccer

Galesburg 9, Sterling 1: Sterling fell to 0-6 and 0-2 in Western Big 6 Conference play after the road setback.