The Ottawa and Lemont softball teams will play for a Class 3A Sectional championship on Friday afternoon in a game that will feature two of the state's best pitchers.

The Ottawa softball team — behind a walk-off, ninth-inning homer by Maura Condon and a two-hitter with 19 strikeouts by pitcher McKenzie Oslanzi, topped Marian Catholic 2-1 in the semifinals of the Class 3A Lemont Sectional on Tuesday.

While LeRoy put up two runs in the top of the eighth inning, the Crusaders could only respond with one in the bottom half, sending LeRoy on to this weekend’s Class 1A State semifinals and sending Marquette home with a 2-1, season-ending loss.