Conant hasn't had much luck against Prospect recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cougars will welcome the Knights at 4:45 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Conant barely beat Schaumburg the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cougars' pitcher stepped up to hand the Saxons a 15-0 shutout on Wednesday. That 15 run margin sets a new team best for the Cougars this season.
Colton Thomas was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kakeru Fujino, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Prospect had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Bison.
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.
Prospect pushed their record up to 12-5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. 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 win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-12-1.
Conant might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Prospect when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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