The St. Charles East Fighting Saints will face off against the Neuqua Valley Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Monday.
St. Charles East came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-3 to Marist. The Fighting Saints haven't had much luck with the RedHawks recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
St. Charles East saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Majkszak, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Majkszak also put up a double, which was her first of the season. Another was Hayden Sujack, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Neuqua Valley sidestepped Downers Grove North for a 3-1 win.
Ava Drehs spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Nalia Clifford was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Esha Argawal was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Neuqua Valley's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for St. Charles East, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything went St. Charles East's way against Neuqua Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, as St. Charles East made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Charles East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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