Saturday just wasn't the day for Lake Park's offense. They fell just short of the St. Charles East Fighting Saints by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. Lake Park has struggled against St. Charles East recently, as their contest on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
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.
On St. Charles East's side, their 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.
Lake Park's defeat dropped their record down to 13-3. As for St. Charles East, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
While Lake Park had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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