After flying high against Wabasha-Kellogg last Tuesday, St. Charles came back down to earth. The St. Charles Fighting Saints lost 17-3 to the Dover-Eyota Eagles on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for St. Charles in their matchups with Dover-Eyota: they've now lost six in a row.
For Dover-Eyota's part, Mat Matejka and Landon Lehnertz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Matejka pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Lehnertz tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Matejka has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Matejka scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Lehnertz scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Levi Williams was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Luke Meyers, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Charles' loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Dover-Eyota, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
St. Charles will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Lourdes at 5:00 p.m. Lourdes is coming into the matchup with eight straight wins at home, so St. Charles will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Dover-Eyota will take on Wabasha-Kellogg at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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