Softball Game Preview: St. Charles East Fighting Saints vs. Kaneland Knights

The St. Charles East Fighting Saints will face off against the Kaneland Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Kaneland took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Charles East, who comes in off a win.

Last Saturday, St. Charles East got the win against Lemont by a conclusive 7-1. Considering the Fighting Saints have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Makayla Van Dinther

Base on Balls Against

04/12/25 vs Lemont	0
04/11/25 vs Downers Grove South	1
03/31/25 vs Neuqua Valley	1
03/29/25 @ Marist	2
03/28/25 vs Downers Grove North	1
+ 3 more games

Makayla Van Dinther made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison Wolf, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Kaneland was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They fell 5-2 to Ottawa.

Kaneland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ansley Ruh, who went 1-for-2 with one triple.

St. Charles East has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Kaneland, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.

St. Charles East was able to grind out a solid victory over Kaneland in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 10-5. Do the Fighting Saints have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.