The St. Charles North North Stars are on the road again on Monday to play the Whitney Young Dolphins at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Charles North: 2.2, Whitney Young: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Charles North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past St. Charles East 4-2.
Paige Murray spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ella Heimbuch, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Hernandez, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Whitney Young won against Oak Park-River Forest on Friday with two runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Whitney Young never let Oak Park-River Forest onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Whitney Young who now have five in a row.
St. Charles North is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Whitney Young, their win bumped their record up to 29-11.
St. Charles North beat Whitney Young 6-3 in their previous matchup back in June of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Whitney Young's Shelby Jacobson, who struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up six earned runs off five hits. Now that she won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for St. Charles North to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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