For the second straight game, St. Charles North will face off against Geneva. The North Stars will venture away from home to challenge the Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
St. Charles North is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Geneva just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 7-2 to the Vikings. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the North Stars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Emerson Miller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April.
At the plate, St. Charles North saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keaton Reinke, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases. Another was Matt Ritchie, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Geneva pushed their record up to 23-10 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for St. Charles North, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-12.
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