Cougars 2, River Bandits 1

The Kane County Cougars suffered their third straight defeat Wednesday afternoon, falling 2-1 loss against the Quad Cities River Bandits before 4,251 at Elfstrom Stadium in Geneva.

During their three-game homestand, the Cougars (2-5) have scored only 7 runs.

Cougars starter and losing pitcher Sugar Ray Marimon (0-1) had a no-hitter through 4 innings before allowing a pair of runs.

The Cougars’ Lane Adams contributed an RBI double in the seventh that drove home Brian Fletcher and cut the deficit to 2-1.

The Cougars had 4 hits, hit into a pair of double plays and had one runner picked off.