Softball Preview: St. Charles East Fighting Saints vs. Glenbard North Panthers
St. Charles East is 9-1 against Glenbard North since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Charles East Fighting Saints will be playing at home against the Glenbard North Panthers at 4:30 p.m. St. Charles East is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Wednesday, St. Charles East beat Geneva 5-2.
Grace Hautzinger was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Hautzinger has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Hautzinger was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hayden Sujack, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and a double. Alyse Price was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Glenbard North was able to grind out a solid win over Leyden on Saturday, taking the game 8-3.
St. Charles East is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Glenbard North, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
St. Charles East skirted past Glenbard North 1-0 in their previous meeting on April 12th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Glenbard North's Avery Miller, who struck out ten batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Charles East still be able to contain Miller? There's only one way to find out.
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