Baseball Game Preview: St. Charles East Fighting Saints vs. Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers

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Previous Games

05/23/24 - Neutral	9-1 W
05/14/24 - Home	0-12 L
05/13/24 - Away	1-7 L
05/11/24 - Home	8-6 W
04/25/23 - Away	6-4 W
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St. Charles East is 8-2 against Wheaton-Warrenville South since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Fighting Saints are taking a road trip to square off against the Tigers at 10:00 a.m. St. Charles East is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.

Things were looking good for St. Charles East after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Geneva by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Fighting Saints have lost by just one run.

Matthew Steinberg was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 5.1 innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April.

On the hitting side, James Feigleson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Nathan Moline was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run.

Meanwhile, Wheaton-Warrenville South suffered their biggest defeat since April 5th on Thursday. They lost 15-3 to Batavia. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Wheaton-Warrenville South saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryne Adler, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one double.

Wheaton-Warrenville South dropped their record down to 13-16 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for St. Charles East, their record is now 12-16.

Everything went St. Charles East's way against Wheaton-Warrenville South when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as St. Charles East made off with a 9-1 victory. Will the Fighting Saints repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.