St. Charles East fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Lake Park on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 11-10. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Lancers this season, with their most recent loss being a 8-3 defeat on Monday.
Nathan Beers was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up five earned runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
Joey Arend
| 04/29/25 vs Lake Park | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Glenbard North | 3 |
| 04/02/25 @ St. Xavier | 3 |
| 04/21/25 @ Wheaton North | 2 |
| 04/19/25 @ Plainfield South | 2 |
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At the plate, St. Charles East got a massive performance out of Joey Arend, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. The Fighting Saints are 4-2 when Arend posts two or more runs, but 6-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Zolna, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
St. Charles East's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9. As for Lake Park, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-10.
Coming up, St. Charles East will venture away from home to square off against St. Charles North at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The North Stars will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Lake Park, they will welcome Glenbard North at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.8 runs per game on average), something the Lancers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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