Baseball Preview: Hoffman Estates Hawks vs. Conant Cougars
Hoffman Estates is 2-8 against Conant since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Hoffman Estates Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Conant Cougars at 4:45 p.m.
Hoffman Estates is is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Monday. Their tough 20-0 loss to Conant might stick with them for a while.
For Conant's part, Franklin Kirchner looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Kirchner has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Isaiah Rhodes, who scored four runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Hanson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Hoffman Estates' defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Conant, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
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