Wheeling came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Conant Cougars, falling 9-2. If the Wildcats were looking for revenge after losing 7-1 to the Cougars when the teams met back in May of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Wheeling's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Conant, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7-1 record this season.
Wheeling will challenge Glenbard South at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Conant, they will square off against Bartlett at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Hawks have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.
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