The St. Charles North North Stars will head out on the road to face off against the Geneva Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither St. Charles North nor Geneva posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
St. Charles North's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Glenbard North on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. That's two games in a row now that St. Charles North has lost by exactly four runs.
Paige Murray was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Charles North saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haley Nelson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Geneva was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 12-1 to Wheaton North.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Charles North and nudges their season record down to 16-5. As for Geneva, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-19.
St. Charles North took their victory against Geneva in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Charles North since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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