Baseball Preview: St. Charles East Fighting Saints vs. St. Charles North North Stars
The St. Charles East Fighting Saints will challenge the St. Charles North North Stars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games St. Charles East has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, St. Charles East came out on top against Lake Park by a score of 6-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Nate Moline was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Moline has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Moline was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Moline wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jake Greenspan, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sam Frausto, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Charles North had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 16-4 victory. Considering St. Charles North has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Charles East is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for St. Charles North, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3-1.
St. Charles East skirted past St. Charles North 4-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will St. Charles East repeat their success, or does St. Charles North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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