Baseball Recap: Geneva Vikings vs. St. Charles East Fighting Saints
It was a good run, but Geneva unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the St. Charles East Fighting Saints by a score of 7-5. Geneva was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as St. Charles East apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Wednesday.
Geneva got a good showing from Shane Webb, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Nick Price made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was John Rueth, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Geneva didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Charles East only tossed three.
On St. Charles East's side, the team relied heavily on Jake Greenspan, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Steinberg, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Geneva's defeat dropped their record down to 20-6-1. As for St. Charles East, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
Geneva will head out on the road to square off against St. Charles North at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Charles North is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Geneva a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. St. Charles East will take on Wheaton-Warrenville South at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wheaton-Warrenville South will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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