Batavia hasn't had much luck against St. Charles East recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Bulldogs will head out to take on the Fighting Saints at 4:30 p.m. St. Charles East took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Batavia, who comes in off a win.
Batavia can't be too worried about heading out to take on St. Charles East: they just beat Geneva at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Bulldogs had just enough and edged out the Vikings 3-2 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted since April 14th.
Meanwhile, while it was St. Charles East who put the first runs on the board on Monday, it was St. Charles North who put up more. The Fighting Saints fell just short of the North Stars by a score of 10-9. The Fighting Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Andrew Zolna made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Nathan Moline, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Batavia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-15-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for St. Charles East, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Batavia took their win against St. Charles East in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 17-7 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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