The Conant Cougars will take on the Palatine Pirates at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Conant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Conant had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Palatine on Monday. The Cougars blew past the Pirates 11-1. Considering the Cougars have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Alex Martinez was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 13 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Arjun Patel, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Conant was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Conant's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-11-1. As for Palatine, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 15-13.
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