The St. Charles East Fighting Saints will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Lake Park Lancers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Charles East: 3.9, Lake Park: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lake Park is hoping to do on Monday what they couldn't on Saturday: put an end to St. Charles East's winning streak, which now stands at four games. St. Charles East never let Lake Park onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs St. Charles East has scored all year.
For Lake Park's part, Joe Cicero was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Derek Ittner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
St. Charles East's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Lake Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Charles East has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lake Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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