Baseball Game Preview: Conant Cougars vs. Oswego East Wolves

Cougars

Runs

03/26/25 vs Leyden	13
03/25/25 @ Niles North	1
03/21/25 vs Addison Trail	15
03/18/25 vs Streamwood	8

The Conant Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Oswego East Wolves at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Conant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.

Conant barely beat Leyden the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Conant put the hurt on Leyden with a sharp 13-2 victory on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their one-run performance the contest before.

Connor Kehoe looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.

At the plate, Conant let Arjun Patel and Luis Avila run wild. Patel scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Avila scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Patel a new career-high in doubles (two). Kakeru Fujino also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Conant always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leyden only posted an OBP of .333.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Oswego East sidestepped Neuqua Valley for a 6-4 win.

Devin Wheaton looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Wilson Terrutty was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mason Palermo, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Oswego East's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Conant, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.