St. Charles North stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the West Chicago Wildcats a 10-0 shutout. St. Charles North's win was all the more impressive since West Chicago was averaging only 3.52 runs allowed on the season.
St. Charles North got a great performance from Paige Murray as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Murray has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mackenzie Patterson was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Skyla Ritter was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with a triple and a run.
The victory made it two in a row for St. Charles North and bumps their season record up to 18-6. As for West Chicago, their loss dropped their record down to 16-5.
St. Charles North will head out on the road to take on South Elgin at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. South Elgin will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something St. Charles North surely won't give up without a fight. As for West Chicago, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Wheaton North at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Wheaton North: 2.7, West Chicago: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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