On Friday, Lake Park faced St. Charles North in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lake Park Lancers walked away with a 5-1 win over the St. Charles North North Stars. This was a revenge match for Lake Park, as the team was forced to settle for a 10-1 loss when these two played last Wednesday.
Lake Park got a great performance from Lewis Slade as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Ryan Colucci and Derek Ittner did most of the damage at the plate: Colucci scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Ittner scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Lake Park is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which lines up perfectly with their 21-6 record this season. As for St. Charles North, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-4-1.
Lake Park will head out on the road to take on Wheaton North at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wheaton North is coming into the game with four straight losses at home, meaning Lake Park will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. St. Charles North will take on Geneva at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Charles North: 3, Geneva: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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