The Pontiac Indians will square off against the Normal West Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pontiac is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Pontiac nor Prairie Central made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Indians never let the Hawks get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Indians have posted against the Hawks since May 21, 2021.
Meanwhile, Normal West came up short against Peoria Notre Dame on Saturday 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. Another player making a difference was Aleigha Bittner, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and two runs.
Pontiac pushed their record up to 21-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The 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 defeat dropped their record down to 11-17.
Pontiac skirted past Normal West 4-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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