Palatine lost against Conant back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Palatine Pirates fell 6-3 to the Conant Cougars. Palatine has not had much luck with Conant recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For Conant's part, they got a great performance from Franklin Kirchner as he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Kirchner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Conant saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Maize, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Palatine's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Conant, their win bumped their record up to 17-7.
While Palatine had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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