Prospect is 8-2 against Conant since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Cougars at 4:45 p.m. Prospect is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
On Wednesday, Prospect earned a 5-2 victory over Buffalo Grove.
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Prospect saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Louie Caldrone, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Caldrone has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. John Aquino was another, earning two runs and two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Conant, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Schaumburg on Wednesday as they made off with a 15-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Saxons: they've now won four in a row.
Colton Thomas was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kakeru Fujino, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Prospect's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Conant, their record is now 9-12-1.
Prospect took their win against Conant when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 12-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team 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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