Lake Park is 1-8-1 against St. Charles East since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Lancers will face off against the Fighting Saints at 10:00 p.m. Neither Lake Park nor St. Charles East posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Wednesday, Lake Park didn't have quite enough to beat Geneva and fell 2-1. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lake Park got a good showing from Lucas Frankel, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Frankel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Lake Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Munaco, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, St. Charles East's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They came up short against Wheaton North, falling 7-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Fighting Saints were not able to get on the board.
St. Charles East's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 9-7. As for Lake Park, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lake Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Charles East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lake Park couldn't quite finish off St. Charles East when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Lancers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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