Geneva is 2-8 against St. Charles North since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Geneva Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the St. Charles North North Stars at 10:00 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Geneva is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Charles East just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Fighting Saints by a score of 7-5.
Geneva got a good showing from Shane Webb, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Nick Price made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. John Rueth was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of 15 wins, St. Charles North's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 5-1 to Lake Park. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, St. Charles North couldn't push the score so high this time.
Geneva's defeat dropped their record down to 20-6-1. As for St. Charles North, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-4-1.
Geneva suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to St. Charles North in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Geneva avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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