Baseball Preview: Geneva Vikings vs. St. Charles East Fighting Saints
The Geneva Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Charles East Fighting Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Geneva has five straight victories, St. Charles East has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Geneva gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They blew past St. Charles East 10-4. Ten seems to be a good number for Geneva as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Shane Webb looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nate Stempowski, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Venditti, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two doubles.
Geneva pushed their record up to 20-5-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Charles East, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
St. Charles East's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Geneva hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .343. It's a different story for St. Charles East, though, as they've only averaged .254. Will they be able to contain Geneva's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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