STREAMWOOD – With her team having given up seven straight points and clinging to a one-point lead against host Streamwood midway through the fourth quarter, St. Charles East guard Amanda Hilton stepped up big-time Tuesday.

Coming out of a timeout, Hilton drilled a three-pointer to give her team a 49-45 lead and hit another one later in the quarter during a 10-0 run that gave East a 61-48 advantage en route to a 61-50 win in an Upstate Eight Conference River Division battle.

The win gave the Saints a leg up on the Sabres as East improved to 6-5 overall, 4-0 in the UEC River. Streamwood fell to 8-2 overall, 3-1 in the River.