The Conant Cougars will be playing at home against the Providence Catholic Celtics at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Conant comes in on 15 and Providence Catholic on seven.
Conant is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let York onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory.
Not much got past Franklin Kirchner, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep York off the board. Kirchner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Conant saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Hanson, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Providence Catholic faced Edwardsville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Providence Catholic skirted past Edwardsville 2-1. That's two games straight that Providence Catholic has won by just one run.
Conant has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-7 record this season. As for Providence Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 32-8.
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