Softball Recap: St. Charles East Fighting Saints vs. Lake Park Lancers
St. Charles East came into Monday's matchup having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lake Park Lancers a 3-0 shutout on Monday. For St. Charles East, this counts as revenge for the 8-7 defeat Lake Park walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
The result came thanks to Grace Hautzinger's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Charles East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Wolf, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
St. Charles East's victory bumped their record up to 15-11. As for Lake Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Charles East will challenge St. Charles North at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Charles North will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something St. Charles East surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lake Park, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Wheaton North at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lake Park: 3.6, Wheaton North: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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