The Lake Park Lancers will head out to face off against the St. Charles East Fighting Saints at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Park will be strutting in after a victory while St. Charles East will be coming in after a loss.
St. Charles East will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Lake Park extended their winning streak to three on Saturday. The Lancers walked away with a 6-2 win over Saint Viator.
Nathan Bergman looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances.
Tommy Pruyn
| 05/24/25 vs Saint Viator | 3 |
| 04/02/25 vs Wayne County | 2 |
| 05/23/25 @ Addison Trail | 1 |
| 05/09/25 vs Wheaton-Warrenville South | 1 |
| 05/02/25 vs Glenbard North | 1 |
On the hitting side, Tommy Pruyn was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Max Alvarado also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
St. Charles East had taken Neuqua Valley down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Saturday. The Fighting Saints fell 4-1 to the Wildcats.
St. Charles East saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Zolna, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Lake Park's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-16. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. Charles East, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-18 record this season.
Lake Park came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Charles East in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 11-10. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Fighting Saints have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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