St. Charles East had lost seven straight at home dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 5-7 to make it eight. They fell just short of the Wheaton North Falcons by a score of 2-1. If the Fighting Saints were looking for revenge after losing 2-0 to the Falcons when the teams met back in September of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Kaylee McInnis paced St. Charles East's offense, picking up 15 kills. McInnis got some help from Francesca Fevold and her eight assists.
As for Wheaton North, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted against St. Charles East since August 23, 2016.
Wheaton North had a senior duo take command as Sophia Ohashi had seven digs and two aces and Abby Lee had 12 digs and four assists. Ohashi has been hot recently, having also posted 12 or more assists the last four times she's played.
Looking ahead, St. Charles East will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Charles North at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wheaton North, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Metea Valley on the 24th.
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