Hoffman Estates is 2-8 against Conant since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Hoffman Estates Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Conant Cougars at 4:45 p.m. Hoffman Estates is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Hoffman Estates is is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Friday. They suffered a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Buffalo Grove.
Hoffman Estates saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Holmes, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Conant entered their tilt with Stagg with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over the Chargers on Saturday.
Aniik Patel looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Josh Barnett and Cooper Hanson did most of the damage at the plate: Barnett scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Hanson got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Isaiah Rhodes was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Hoffman Estates' loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Conant, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
Hoffman Estates suffered a grim 15-6 defeat to Conant in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Hoffman Estates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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