It was a good run, but St. Charles East unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Lake Park Lancers by a score of 6-4. St. Charles East was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Lake Park apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Saturday.
Matt Steinberg was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, St. Charles East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joey Arend, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Frausto, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Lake Park's side, Lewis Slade looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Slade 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, the team relied heavily on Derek Ittner, who scored three runs and stole a base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Spencer Hoarle, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
St. Charles East's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Lake Park, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
While St. Charles East had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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