Batavia is 1-9 against St. Charles East since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Batavia Bulldogs will be staying on the road to face off against the St. Charles East Fighting Saints at 4:30 p.m.
Batavia's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Wheaton North on Monday. They fell 5-0 to the Falcons.
St. Charles North typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday St. Charles East proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the North Stars by a score of 5-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Charles East.
Grace Hautzinger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hayden Sujack was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alyse Price, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Batavia's defeat dropped their record down to 2-18. As for St. Charles East, their win bumped their record up to 16-11.
Batavia might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from St. Charles East in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hautzinger, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Now that Batavia knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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