The St. Charles East Fighting Saints are taking a road trip to take on the Batavia Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Charles East comes in on five and Batavia on three.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, St. Charles East beat St. Charles North 53-49.
01/31/25 vs St. Charles North | 20 |
01/16/25 @ Wheaton-Warrenville South | 18 |
01/18/25 vs Lyons | 16 |
12/28/24 vs York | 15 |
01/08/25 vs Batavia | 15 |
Sofia O?Sullivan had a dynamite game for St. Charles East, going 7 for 15 en route to 20 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Those 20 points gave O?Sullivan a new career-high. Corinne Reed was another key player, putting up 16 points.
St. Charles East smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 11 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Batavia won against Geneva on Friday with 43 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Batavia managed a 43-39 win over St. Charles North. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly four points.
Batavia has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for St. Charles East, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-6.
St. Charles East didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Batavia in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 43-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Charles East since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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