Pontiac waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Limestone Rockets. Five seems to be a good number for the Indians as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Pontiac got a great performance from Natalie Zimmerman as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Zimmerman a new career-high.
Tessa Collins
| 05/17/25 vs Limestone | 2 |
| 05/14/25 vs Gardner-South Wilmington | 1 |
| 05/08/25 vs Paxton-Buckley-Loda | 1 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tessa Collins, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. Izzy Hinz was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Pontiac pushed their record up to 20-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Limestone, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 11 of their last 12 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-18 record this season.
Pontiac will head out to square off against Prairie Central at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Indians are facing the Hawks at the right time seeing as the Hawks are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Limestone, they will challenge Pekin at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Rockets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Dragons have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.
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