Batavia faced St. Charles North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Bulldogs and the North Stars were almost perfectly matched up, but the Bulldogs suffered a 43-42 loss. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the North Stars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Brett Berggren
| 08/29/25 vs Glenbard West | 126 |
| 09/26/25 @ St. Charles North | 113 |
| 09/19/25 @ Lake Park | 94 |
| 09/05/25 @ South Elgin | 41 |
| 09/12/25 vs Glenbard North | 2 |
Despite the loss, Batavia still got an impressive performance from Michael Vander Luitgaren, who threw for 302 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. 113 of Vander Luitgaren's passing yards were hauled in by Brett Berggren, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Batavia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luke Gardner and Tony Minnec. Gardner is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in St. Charles North's side was Jack Brown, who made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended one pass.
Keaton Reinke had a dynamite game For St. Charles North., picking up 149 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Batavia's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2. As for St. Charles North, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Batavia wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 24-21 win against Geneva on the 3rd. As for St. Charles North, they have also already played their next matchup, a 24-13 victory against St. Charles East on the 3rd.
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