Preview: St. Charles East Fighting Saints vs. Downers Grove North Trojans
The St. Charles East Fighting Saints will head out on the road to face off against the Downers Grove North Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Charles East only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-point they dealt Plainfield Central on Tuesday. Everything went St. Charles East's way against Plainfield Central as St. Charles East made off with a 14-6 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. Charles East considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Lexi Majkszak was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Majkszak was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, St. Charles East got a massive performance out of Katie Morgan, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Alyse Price was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Downers Grove North never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Neuqua Valley.
Not much got past Ashlynn Durkin, who gave up just zero hits and racked up 18 Ks to keep Neuqua Valley off the board.
At the plate, Downers Grove North's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Lehnherr, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
St. Charles East's record is now 2-0. As for Downers Grove North, their record is now 2-0.
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