St. Charles East owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Lake Park Lancers 2-0. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs St. Charles East has scored all season.
St. Charles East's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sam Frausto, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Lake Park's side, Joe Cicero was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Derek Ittner was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
The win (which was St. Charles East's fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3. As for Lake Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-3.
St. Charles East will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lake Park: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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