The Lemont Lemont HS will take on the Pontiac Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Lemont sitting on seven straight wins and Pontiac on nine.
Lemont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Oak Forest 11-2. Lemont might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 18 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Sydney Kibbon tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Raegan Duncan and Avaree Taylor did most of the damage at the plate: Duncan scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Taylor went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Duncan is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jessica Pontrelli, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pontiac faced Metamora in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Pontiac never let Metamora onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. That's two games straight that Pontiac has won by just one run.
Lemont is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season. As for Pontiac, their win bumped their record up to 28-7.
Lemont took their victory against Pontiac in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-0. Will Lemont repeat their success, or does Pontiac have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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