Softball Game Preview: Normal West Wildcats vs. Pontiac Indians

The Normal West Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Pontiac Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

On Saturday, Normal West came up short against Peoria Notre Dame and fell 12-9.

Rylee Hollings stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Aleigha Bittner, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and two runs.

Meanwhile, Pontiac entered their tilt with Prairie Central on Monday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hawks a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Indians have posted against the Hawks since May 21, 2021.

Pontiac's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-8. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Normal West, their loss dropped their record down to 11-17.