The St. Charles East Fighting Saints will face off against the St. Charles North North Stars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither St. Charles East nor St. Charles North posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
St. Charles East fell victim to Lake Park and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lancers. The Fighting Saints' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, St. Charles North had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 2-0 shutout.
Paige Murray made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
Murray wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ella Heimbuch, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
St. Charles North's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-5. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for St. Charles East, their loss dropped their record down to 16-13.
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