Softball Preview: St. Charles East Fighting Saints vs. Batavia Bulldogs
St. Charles East is 9-1 against Batavia since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Charles East Fighting Saints will look to defend their home field against the Batavia Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Batavia took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Charles East, who comes in off a win.
St. Charles East is returning to their home field after beating St. Charles North on theirs, despite the fact St. Charles North has dominated at home this season. St. Charles East came out on top against St. Charles North by a score of 5-1 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Charles East.
Grace Hautzinger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hayden Sujack, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alyse Price, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Batavia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wheaton North.
St. Charles East's win bumped their record up to 16-11. As for Batavia, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Everything went St. Charles East's way against Batavia in their previous matchup back in April as St. Charles East made off with a 13-0 victory. Does St. Charles East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Batavia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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