After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hampshire, Conant was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They came out on top against the Palatine Pirates by a score of 6-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Conant also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Conant got a great performance from Franklin Kirchner as he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Kirchner has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Conant saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Maize, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Conant's victory bumped their record up to 17-7. As for Palatine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-15.
Conant will have a chance to go back-to-back against Palatine: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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