Softball Recap: Plainfield Quakers vs. New Palestine Dragons
On Monday, Plainfield faced New Palestine in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Plainfield Quakers' pitchers stepped up to hand the New Palestine Dragons a 4-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Plainfield sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Plainfield got a great performance from Sidney Parks as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Parks has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kylie Fish was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
On New Palestine's side, they got a good showing from Cailyn Hurst, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, New Palestine saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Blum, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Plainfield's victory bumped their record up to 20-6. As for New Palestine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-3.
Plainfield will be playing in front of their home fans against Greenwood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Plainfield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Greenwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for New Palestine, they will head out on the road to square off against Connersville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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