Edwardsville extended their losing streak to three on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 19-7 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the St. Charles North North Stars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the North Stars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-4 back in April.
As for St. Charles North, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games.
For St. Charles North's part, Lauren Seyller tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jordyn McBride, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Julianna Kouba, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Edwardsville and St. Charles North should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Tigers will challenge East St. Louis at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (30 vs. 556). Meanwhile, St. Charles North (ranked ninth) will meet Pontiac (ranked 45th) at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the North Stars 3.4, the Indians 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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