The St. Charles East Fighting Saints will challenge the Naperville Central Redhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Charles East is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
On Friday, St. Charles East didn't have quite enough to beat St. Charles North and fell 2-1.
Lexi Majkszak made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Naperville Central couldn't beat Naperville North on Monday even though they stacked five runs on them in the fifth inning. The Redhawks fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Redhawks have suffered since May 10, 2024.
Riley Silvers and Jamie Saran did some serious damage despite the final result: Silvers went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Saran went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Silvers has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Meredith Cann, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
Naperville Central's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for St. Charles East, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 9-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Charles East has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Naperville Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Charles East took their win against Naperville Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 11-0 score. Do the Fighting Saints have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Redhawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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