St. Charles North brought the hammer to a showdown of top 10 Class 7A teams Friday night in Batavia, while the Bulldogs proved to be tough as nails.
Senior Griffin Hammer caught 3 touchdown passes in the first quarter, giving the North Stars the big plays they needed early on the way to a 42-35 victory over Batavia.
It looked like it would be a rout much of the night, but Batavia had other ideas.
