Palatine has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Conant Cougars at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Palatine and Conant are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
On Monday, Palatine came up short against Conant and fell 6-3. 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 consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, 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.
Palatine's loss dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Conant, their win bumped their record up to 17-7.
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