On Friday, St. Charles East got themselves on the board against Glenbard North, but Glenbard North never followed suit. They won by a run and slipped past the Glenbard North Panthers 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Charles East.
Not much got past Grace Hautzinger, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Glenbard North off the board. Hautzinger has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Charles East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Gaca, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
On Glenbard North's side, Avery Miller spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Those eight innings set a new season-high mark for her.
Even though they lost, Glenbard North didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
St. Charles East pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Glenbard North, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.
St. Charles East will be playing at home against Oak Park-River Forest at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Glenbard North, they will head out on the road to take on Metea Valley at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Glenbard North is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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