The Conant Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Palatine Pirates at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Conant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Conant lost 12-1 to Hampshire on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for Conant in their matchups with Hampshire: they've now lost five in a row.
Conant got a good showing from Franklin Kirchner, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kirchner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Conant saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Parpet, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Palatine's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Stevenson by a score of 4-3.
Conant's record now sits at 16-7. As for Palatine, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-14.
Everything went Conant's way against Palatine in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Conant made off with an 11-3 victory. Will Conant repeat their success, or does Palatine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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