St. Charles East had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They secured a 43-37 W over the Batavia Bulldogs. The 43-point effort marked the Fighting Saints' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
St. Charles East can attribute much of their success to Sofia O?Sullivan, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 15 points in addition to six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Schilb, who posted seven points and nine rebounds.
Batavia's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Natalie Warner, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points. Another player making a difference was Hallie Crane, who had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Fighting Saints
| 01/08/25 vs Batavia | 43-37 |
| 12/21/24 vs Neuqua Valley | 48-28 |
| 12/13/24 vs Lake Park | 45-28 |
| 12/07/24 vs Glenbard North | 58-28 |
| 01/24/24 vs Lake Park | 67-39 |
| + 3 more games |
St. Charles East's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 0% in those games and 37.5% outside of them. As for Batavia, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 12-5.
St. Charles East didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 72-44 win against Geneva on the 11th. As for Batavia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 41-32 victory against Wheaton-Warrenville South on the 11th.
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