Conant is 8-2 against Hoffman Estates since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Conant Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Hoffman Estates Hawks at 4:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Conant has five straight victories, Hoffman Estates has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Conant is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hoffman Estates a 20-0 shutout on Monday. Conant might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Franklin Kirchner looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Isaiah Rhodes, who scored four runs while going 4-for-4. Cooper Hanson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Conant's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Hoffman Estates, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
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