The Beech Buccaneers will be taking part in a tournament against the St. Charles North North Stars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Beech is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Lakeside School, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Beech was ranked 20th). Beech lost 10-2 to Lakeside School on Thursday. The Buccaneers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Kaden Powell and Caden Steck stepped up to the plate in a big way. Powell went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Steck went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Meanwhile, St. Charles North had just enough and edged out Providence Catholic 6-4 on Tuesday.
Emerson Miller tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Matt Kelly was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Beech's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for St. Charles North, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
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