St. Charles North extended their postseason success on Saturday against St. Charles East. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. Charles East Fighting Saints and snuck past 4-2. The victory was familiar territory for St. Charles North who now have seven in a row.
Paige Murray spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ella Heimbuch, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Hernandez, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
St. Charles North has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for St. Charles East, their loss dropped their record down to 21-13.
St. Charles North is on the road again on Monday to play Whitney Young at 4:30 p.m. St. Charles North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. St. Charles East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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