St. Charles East is 2-8 against Wheaton North since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Charles East Fighting Saints will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wheaton North Falcons at 7:15 p.m. St. Charles East will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
St. Charles East has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 22 points or more this season. They blew past Glenbard North 65-18 on the road. Given St. Charles East's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Glenbard North is ranked 585th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Charles East can attribute much of their success to Corinne Reed, who scored 15 points along with 5 steals, and Lexi DiOrio, who scored 19 points along with 3 steals. The game was Reed's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Sofia O?sullivan was another key contributor, scoring 8 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Wheaton North, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 46-32 loss to St. Charles North on Saturday. Wheaton North has not had much luck with St. Charles North recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
St. Charles East's victory bumped their season record to 5-1 while Glenbard North's defeat dropped theirs to 0-7.
St. Charles East came up short against Wheaton North in their previous meeting back in February, falling 51-41. Can St. Charles East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
