The St. Charles East Fighting Saints will head out on the road to challenge the Geneva Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Charles East has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Geneva will come in with three straight wins.
St. Charles East will head into Monday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Saturday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Monday was a bit more commanding. They lost 10-1 to St. Charles North. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs St. Charles East has scored all season.
St. Charles East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Frausto, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Geneva had just enough and edged Wheaton North out 3-2 on Saturday.
Geneva also got a great performance from Seth Kisner as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Kisner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Miles Dibble was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sam Seykora, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
St. Charles East's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7. As for Geneva, their victory bumped their record up to 18-5-1.
St. Charles East took their win against Geneva when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 17-5. Does St. Charles East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Geneva turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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