Softball Game Preview: Pontiac Indians vs. Providence Catholic Celtics

The Pontiac Indians will challenge the Providence Catholic Celtics at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Pontiac sitting on four straight victories and Providence Catholic on five.

Pontiac is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Metamora a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Indians have won by just one run.

Elena Krause

Batters Struck Out

06/06/25 vs Metamora	6
06/03/25 vs Washington	12
05/30/25 vs LaSalle-Peru	13
05/28/25 vs Kankakee	10
05/24/25 @ Marist	7
+ 13 more games

The result came thanks to Elena Krause's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Pontiac saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was India Mattingly, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.

Providence Catholic hadn't beaten Lemont on the road since May 6, 2019 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. The Celtics narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lemont HS 1-0.

Providence Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 24-11. As for Pontiac, their win bumped their record up to 26-9.