Baseball Preview: New Palestine Dragons vs. Fishers Tigers
New Palestine is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Fishers is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The New Palestine Dragons will take on the Fishers Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Palestine can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over Delta.
Rigg Mahurin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Matheis, who went 1-for-1 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Nic Deering was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Fishers faced Avon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Fishers came out on top against Avon by a score of 4-1.
Fishers also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Gavin Kuzniewski gave up one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Fishers saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caulin Brown, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
New Palestine's victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Fishers, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. New Palestine has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fishers struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
New Palestine couldn't quite finish off Fishers when the teams last played back in May of 2019 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for New Palestine, Mason Sweeney (who pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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