After dropping the opening game, St. Charles North made a few tactical adjustments and picked up the pace to pull out a 21-25, 25-14, 25-17 win against South Elgin onThursday.
Luke Horton pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits, walking one and striking out two, in Batavia's 12-0 nonconference win over West Aurora on Saturday. Horton improved to 3-0 and has yet to allow a run this season.