The Conant Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Highland Park Giants at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Conant is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Monday, Conant came up short against Hoffman Estates and fell 10-7.
Andrew Miller made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Charles Kirchner, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, Highland Park got the win against Taft on Saturday by a conclusive 15-9. Considering the Giants have won 17 matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Highland Park's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-8. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Conant, their loss dropped their record down to 16-15-1.
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