With a playoff game on the line, Conant rose to the challenge on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the York Dukes a 1-0 shutout. Conant is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 15 straight.
The result came thanks to Franklin Kirchner's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Conant's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Hanson, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Conant is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-7 record this season. As for York, their defeat dropped their record down to 31-10.
Conant will head out on the road to square off against Providence Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Providence Catholic is on a six-game streak of home wins, Conant a nine-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for York, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Edwardsville at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Edwardsville: 3.2, York: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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