Lake Park had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Charles North North Stars a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. For Lake Park, this counts as revenge for the 6-4 defeat St. Charles North walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Not much got past Gianna Furlano, who gave up just three hits to keep St. Charles North off the board. Furlano has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ava Arenz was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base.
On St. Charles North's side, Paige Murray spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, St. Charles North saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julianna Kouba, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Lake Park's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 18-7. As for St. Charles North, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-6.
Lake Park will be playing in front of their home fans against Wheaton North at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Wheaton North will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for St. Charles North, they will head out on the road to square off against Geneva at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Charles North's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Geneva's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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