The Conant Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Addison Trail Blazers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Conant will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Conant will bounce into Monday's game after beating Buffalo Grove, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Conant's pitcher stepped up to hand Buffalo Grove a 5-0 shutout on Friday.
Bryce Loeger tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cooper Hanson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Addison Trail came up short against Oak Park-River Forest on Friday and fell 4-1. Addison Trail has not had much luck with Oak Park-River Forest recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Addison Trail saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Pozo, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Conant pushed their record up to 23-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Addison Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Conant has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Addison Trail struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Conant came out on top in a nail-biter against Addison Trail in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Conant 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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