There's no place like home for St. Charles East, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. They skirted past the St. Charles North North Stars 4-3. That's more bragging rights for St. Charles East, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Grace Hautzinger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hayden Sujack was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Eden Corcoran, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On St. Charles North's side, Paige Murray was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Anna Lamb and Maddie Hernandez stepped up to the plate in a big way. Lamb went 1-for-1 with a home run, while Hernandez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Charles East is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for St. Charles North, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
St. Charles East will look to defend their home field on Saturday against West Chicago at 11:00 a.m. West Chicago will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for St. Charles North, they will be playing at home against Glenbard North at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last three games St. Charles North has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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