Softball Preview: St. Charles North North Stars vs. Kaneland Knights
The St. Charles North North Stars will head out on the road to take on the Kaneland Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Charles North will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
St. Charles North stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let Batavia onto the board and left with a 9-0 win.
Not much got past Paige Murray, who gave up just four hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Batavia off the board. Murray has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Charles North let Ivy Gleeson and Mackenzie Patterson loose on the outfield. Gleeson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Patterson scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Heimbuch, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Kaneland's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ottawa.
Kaneland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was NATALIE NAAB, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
St. Charles North has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Kaneland, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Kaneland's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Charles North hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .331. It's a different story for Kaneland, though, as they've only averaged .251. Will they be able to contain St. Charles North's hitters?
St. Charles North might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Kaneland in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Can St. Charles North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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