The Conant Cougars are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will square off against the Niles North Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Conant made easy work of Addison Trail and carried off a 15-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Connor Kehoe looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2024.
Alex Martinez
| 03/21/25 vs Addison Trail | 4 |
| 03/18/25 vs Streamwood | 3 |
| 04/22/24 vs Hoffman Estates | 2 |
| 06/03/24 vs Glenbrook North | 1 |
| 05/11/24 vs Romeoville | 1 |
At the plate, Conant got a massive performance out of Alex Martinez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave Martinez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jacob Szpiganowicz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Niles North had just enough and edged out Elk Grove 2-1 on Monday.
Jacob Titsworth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Niles North's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Evan Lazik, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Jacob Wolfinger also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Niles North's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2-1. As for Conant, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Conant was able to grind out a solid victory over Niles North when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 9-5. Will Conant repeat their success, or does Niles North has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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