The South Elgin Storm will square off against the St. Charles East Fighting Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Elgin comes in on 19 and St. Charles East on three.
South Elgin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let St. Charles North get on the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Anna Kiel
| 06/05/25 vs St. Charles North | 7 |
| 05/30/25 @ Lake Park | 8 |
| 05/28/25 vs Addison Trail | 13 |
| 05/22/25 @ Bartlett | 8 |
| 05/15/25 vs Glenbard South | 8 |
Not much got past Anna Kiel, who gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks to keep St. Charles North off the board. Kiel has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Addison Tinerella was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Amber Gnutek was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
South Elgin hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in nine consecutive games.
Fremd typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday St. Charles East proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged out the Vikings 3-2.
St. Charles East's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-15. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for South Elgin, their victory bumped their record up to 29-4.
South Elgin couldn't quite finish off St. Charles East in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Storm avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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