Baseball Preview: Conant Cougars vs. Palatine Pirates
Conant and Palatine are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Conant Cougars will be playing at home against the Palatine Pirates at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for Conant: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Palatine has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
On Monday, Conant earned a 6-3 win over Palatine.
Franklin Kirchner tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Conant's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Maize, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Conant's win bumped their record up to 17-7. As for Palatine, their loss dropped their record down to 12-15.
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