The Geneva Vikings will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the St. Charles North North Stars at 4:30 p.m. Geneva is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Geneva will head into Tuesday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Wednesday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They lost 12-1 to Wheaton North.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for St. Charles North's offense. They fell 4-0 to Glenbard North on Friday. The game marked the first time this season in which St. Charles North was not able to get on the board.
Paige Murray was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Charles North saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haley Nelson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Geneva's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for St. Charles North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-5.
Geneva suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to St. Charles North in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Charles North's Lauren Seyller, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that Geneva knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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