Baseball Preview: Conant Cougars vs. Buffalo Grove Bison
The Conant Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Buffalo Grove Bison at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Conant will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Conant gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Hoffman Estates as Conant made off with a 14-2 win.
Bryce Loeger tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jake Parpet was incredible, going 2-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and a stolen base. Josh Barnett was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Buffalo Grove fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Hersey on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 8-6.
Cole Diaz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Conant pushed their record up to 14-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Buffalo Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Conant has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Buffalo Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Conant suffered a grim 15-4 defeat to Buffalo Grove when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Conant avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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