Conant is on an eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Dundee-Crown is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Conant will host Dundee-Crown at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Conant is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 16-5 margin over Oswego East on Friday. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly 11 runs.
Alex Martinez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Martinez was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Conant let Arjun Patel and Richard Pena run wild. Patel scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Pena went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI Pena has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Avila, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Conant always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oswego East only posted an OBP of .286.
Meanwhile, Dundee-Crown never let their opponents score on Saturday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Zion-Benton. While the Chargers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-32), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Dundee-Crown's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Conant, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything went Conant's way against Dundee-Crown when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Conant made off with an 11-0 win. Does Conant have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dundee-Crown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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