The Lincoln-Way Central Knights lost to the St. Charles East Fighting Saints 10-0 in a varsity girls softball game.
The game took place at St. Charles East High School and ended after five innings.
Lincoln‑Way Central struggled to find its footing in Tuesday’s non‑conference matchup at St. Charles East, falling 10–0 in a game that ended after five innings. The Knights managed just two hits, one each from seniors E. McLaughlin and Annelysia Reina, while striking out nine times and leaving three runners on base. Defensively, the Knights committed two errors and cycled through three pitchers, with Ava Nemec, Madelyn Lanigan, and Jenna Lee combining to allow 11 hits and 10 runs. Despite flashes from McLaughlin and Reina at the plate, Lincoln‑Way Central was unable to generate sustained offense against a disciplined Saints squad.
Looking ahead, Lincoln‑Way Central (New Lenox, Ill.) faces York (Elmhurst, Ill.) in a nonconference varsity girls softball matchup today at Bo Jackson Elite Sports in Bensenville, with first pitch set for Monday, March 30 at 10 a.m. According to MaxPreps records, this marks the Knights’ first girls softball meeting against the Dukes.
Lincoln-Way Central High School had an enrollment of 1,968 students during the 2019-2020 school year and serves grades 9 through 12. It is located in New Lenox and Will County. Out of these students, 23.2 percent were in grade 12 during the same school year; grade 11 had the highest concentration of students with 23.5 percent, according to the Illinois Report Card. Additionally, grade 10 accounted for 23.1 percent and grade 9 made up 21.4 percent of enrollment.
According to the Illinois Report Card, Lincoln-Way Central High School’s student body was composed of approximately 85.6 percent white students, 1.6 percent black students, 9.5 percent Hispanic students, and 1.6 percent Asian students during the same period.
