Baseball Recap: Hoffman Estates Takes a Loss

Hoffman Estates had lost six straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 7-18 to make it seven. They fell 4-1 to the Conant Cougars. The Hawks were not able to make up for their defeat to the Cougars from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.

As for Conant, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-13-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games.

For Conant's part, Arjun Patel was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run.

While Hoffman Estates had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday.