St. Charles North waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers a 2-0 shutout. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-0 back in April.
Paige Murray
| 05/12/25 @ Wheaton-Warrenville South | 11 |
| 05/10/25 @ Pontiac | 1 |
| 05/10/25 vs Edwardsville | 1 |
| 05/07/25 vs Batavia | 8 |
| 05/05/25 @ Wheaton North | 11 |
| + 11 more games |
Paige Murray made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.
Murray wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ella Heimbuch, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
St. Charles North's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Wheaton-Warrenville South, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-8.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. St. Charles North will challenge rival St. Charles East at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Wheaton-Warrenville South is set to take on their familiar foe Wheaton North at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3.3, the Falcons 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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