Baseball Recap: Buffalo Grove Bison vs. Conant Cougars
Buffalo Grove won the last time they faced Conant, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Everything went the Buffalo Grove Bison's way against the Conant Cougars as the Buffalo Grove Bison made off with a 9-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Buffalo Grove.
Ryan Stefani spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Buffalo Grove let Zach Picciola and Matthew Maradkel loose on the outfield. Picciola scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Maradkel scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Diaz, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Conant's side, they got a good showing from Adrian Ramirez, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Cooper Hanson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Buffalo Grove's victory bumped their record up to 12-10-1. As for Conant, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Buffalo Grove will challenge Elk Grove at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Buffalo Grove is facing Elk Grove at the right time seeing as Elk Grove is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Conant, they will head out on the road to take on Barrington at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Barrington will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Conant surely won't give up without a fight.
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