Baseball Game Preview: Conant Cougars vs. Rolling Meadows Mustangs

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Previous Games

04/19/24 - Home	12-10 W
04/21/23 - Away	17-2 W
04/26/22 - Home	6-5 W
05/08/21 - Home	5-2 W
05/07/21 - Away	3-4 L
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Conant is 8-2 against Rolling Meadows since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Cougars will challenge the Mustangs at 4:45 p.m.

On Wednesday, Conant came up short against Hoffman Estates and fell 7-4.

Jacob Szpiganowicz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rolling Meadows). They came out on top against Wheeling by a score of 17-12 on Wednesday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Mustangs, who until this match were averaging 3.96 runs allowed.

Ryan Schneider was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Callum Paisley, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

The victory (which was Rolling Meadows' third in a row) raised their record to 19-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Conant, their loss dropped their record down to 11-14-1.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Conant has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rolling Meadows struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Conant skirted past Rolling Meadows 12-10 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.