Softball Preview: St. Charles North North Stars vs. Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers
St. Charles North is 7-2 against Wheaton-Warrenville South since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Charles North North Stars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Charles North comes in on five and Wheaton-Warrenville South on three.
St. Charles North stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Kaneland 16-1. While fans of St. Charles North might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Paige Murray looked comfortable as she struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Haley Nelson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Julianna Kouba was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Wheaton-Warrenville South narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Plainfield South 2-1.
St. Charles North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Wheaton-Warrenville South, they pushed their record up to 16-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
St. Charles North skirted past Wheaton-Warrenville South 1-0 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wheaton-Warrenville South's Maddie Pool, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Charles North still be able to contain Pool? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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