The Pontiac Indians will take on the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Pontiac is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Pontiac came into this matchup off a tough ten-run defeat on Wednesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Manteno by a score of 9-7 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Indians have suffered since April 3rd.
St. Joseph-Ogden typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Bishop McNamara proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 11-3 win. The Fightin' Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
Callahan O'Connor made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Bishop McNamara got a big performance out of Dom Panozzo, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run. That's the most RBI Panozzo has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Lotz, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs.
Bishop McNamara was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .485. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Bishop McNamara is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Pontiac, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
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