St. Charles East is 9-1 against Batavia since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Charles East Fighting Saints will head out on the road to face off against the Batavia Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Batavia took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Charles East, who comes in off a win.
St. Charles East's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Saturday, when they got past West Chicago's usually-dominant pitching crew. St. Charles East blew past West Chicago 10-0. That looming 10-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for St. Charles East yet this season.
St. Charles East got a great performance from Makayla VanDinther as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. VanDinther has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hayden Sujack was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Sam Gaca was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Batavia fell victim to Wheaton North and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their tough 10-0 loss to the Falcons might stick with them for a while. Batavia just can't catch a break and has now endured six defeats in a row.
St. Charles East has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Batavia, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went St. Charles East's way against Batavia in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as St. Charles East made off with an 8-0 win. Will St. Charles East repeat their success, or does Batavia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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