Conant put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lake Park Lancers as the Conant Cougars made off with a 12-2 win. Conant's victory was all the more impressive since Lake Park was averaging only 3.78 runs allowed on the season.
Nick Santos looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Isaiah Rhodes, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jake Parpet, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
On Lake Park's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Colucci, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The win was the sixth in a row for Conant, bringing their record for this year to 22-7. As for Lake Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 24-8.
Conant will head out on the road to square off against Buffalo Grove at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Buffalo Grove is coming into the contest with four straight defeats at home, meaning Conant will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. Lake Park will take on Elk Grove at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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