Baseball Preview: Geneva Vikings vs. St. Charles East Fighting Saints
The Geneva Vikings will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the St. Charles East Fighting Saints at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Geneva has three straight wins, St. Charles East has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, Geneva had just enough and edged Wheaton North out 3-2.
Seth Kisner tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Miles Dibble was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Seykora, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
St. Charles East lost 10-1 to St. Charles North on Monday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs St. Charles East has scored all season.
St. Charles East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Frausto, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Geneva's victory bumped their record up to 18-5-1. As for St. Charles East, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7.
St. Charles East's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Geneva has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .449. It's a different story for St. Charles East, though, as they've only averaged .335. Will they be able to contain Geneva's hitters?
Geneva suffered a grim 17-5 defeat to St. Charles East when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Geneva avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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