The Conant Cougars will square off against the Hersey Huskies at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Conant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Conant got the win against Niles West by a conclusive 13-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Ryan Dempsey
| 04/25/26 vs Niles West | 4 |
| 04/20/26 vs Barrington | 3 |
| 04/21/25 vs Fremd | 3 |
| 04/06/26 @ Maine South | 2 |
| 04/16/26 @ Prospect | 1 |
Ryan Dempsey looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Andrew Miller was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jacob Szpiganowicz, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Conant always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Niles West only posted an OBP of .333.
Meanwhile, Hersey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Mundelein. That's two games in a row now that the Huskies have lost by just one run.
Hersey saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Hersey's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Conant, their win bumped their record up to 12-6-1.
Conant might still be hurting after the 13-2 loss they got from Hersey in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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