The Sycamore Spartans will square off against the St. Charles East Fighting Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sycamore's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so St. Charles East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Charles East will be up against a hot Sycamore squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Spartans never let Rochelle get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Monday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but St. Charles East ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Kaneland 2-1. The Fighting Saints haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Makayla Van Dinther spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Addison Wolf, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
Sycamore's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for St. Charles East, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
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