St. Charles North is 6-0 against West Chicago since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Charles North North Stars will look to defend their home field against the West Chicago Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Charles North: 2.6, West Chicago: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Charles North is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Geneva (and have done all season long). St. Charles North blew past Geneva 12-1. St. Charles North's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Lauren Seyller tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Charles North got a massive performance out of Ginger Ritter, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Faith Maleski, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Chicago, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over Fenton on Thursday.
Ellie Wingstedt made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off six hits. Wingstedt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Sophia Ptak was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. Scout Gallagher was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
St. Charles North's win bumped their record up to 17-6. As for West Chicago, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Charles North has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Chicago struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Charles North came out on top in a nail-biter against West Chicago in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does St. Charles North have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Chicago turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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