Lincoln-Way Central faced St. Charles North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Knights walked away with a 4-0 win over the North Stars. The victory was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Not much got past Lisabella Dimitrijevic, who gave up just a hit and racked up 18 Ks to keep St. Charles North off the board. Dimitrijevic has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kayla Doerre was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
Knights
| 05/08/25 @ St. Charles North | 4-0 |
| 05/07/25 @ Lincoln-Way West | 7-6 |
| 04/29/25 @ Lincoln-Way East | 6-0 |
| 04/22/25 @ Bradley-Bourbonnais | 8-0 |
| 04/19/25 @ Lake Central | 1-0 |
| + 12 more games |
Lincoln-Way Central pushed their record up to 21-1 with the win, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for St. Charles North, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-5.
Looking ahead, Lincoln-Way Central will look to defend their home field on Friday against Homewood-Flossmoor at 4:30 p.m. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something the Knights will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for St. Charles North, they will face off against Edwardsville at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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