Lake Park is 2-8 against St. Charles North since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lake Park Lancers will be playing at home against the St. Charles North North Stars at 4:30 p.m. Lake Park will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, Lake Park gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past Wheaton-Warrenville South 7-1.
Gianna Furlano was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Furlano has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Furlano was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Ava Arenz was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Alexandra Kiefer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Charles North faced Wheaton North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. St. Charles North fell just short of Wheaton North by a score of 4-3.
Maddie Hernandez was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Lake Park's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for St. Charles North, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-2.
Lake Park came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Charles North when the teams last played back in June of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Lake Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Charles North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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