The St. Charles North North Stars will venture away from home to challenge the Geneva Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Charles North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
St. Charles North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Lake Park, who was ranked 13th at the time (St. Charles North was ranked 12th). The North Stars put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 9-1 victory on Wednesday. The North Stars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Paige Murray
| 04/30/25 vs Lake Park | 8 |
| 04/28/25 @ Glenbard North | 4 |
| 04/25/25 vs St. Charles East | 10 |
| 04/23/25 vs Wheaton-Warrenville South | 8 |
| 04/21/25 @ Batavia | 1 |
| + 6 more games |
Paige Murray spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mackenzie Patterson, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Julianna Kouba, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
St. Charles North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Geneva fell victim to St. Charles East and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Fighting Saints. The Vikings have struggled against the Fighting Saints recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
St. Charles North is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Geneva, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. St. Charles North hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Geneva struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
St. Charles North took their victory against Geneva when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 12-1 score. Do the North Stars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
