Elk Grove and Conant are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Elk Grove Grenadiers will head out on the road to challenge the Conant Cougars at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elk Grove will bounce into Monday's game after beating Barrington, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Elk Grove came out on top against Barrington by a score of 7-2 on Thursday. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Elk Grove has managed all season.
Matthew Martorano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Mo Burt and Myles Schwartz did most of the damage at the plate: Burt scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Schwartz scored a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cooper Casterton, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Conant had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Spartans.
Shin Fujino looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Matthew Maize was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Elk Grove is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-19 record this season. As for Conant, their record now sits at 20-7.
Elk Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Conant when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elk Grove since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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