Baseball Recap: New Palestine Extends Winning Streak to Six

Dragons

Previous 6 Games

04/28/25 vs Knightstown	12-0
04/25/25 vs Beech Grove	11-1
04/23/25 @ Mt. Vernon	2-1
04/22/25 vs Mt. Vernon	4-3
04/21/25 vs Whiteland	4-3
04/18/25 @ Danville	6-2

New Palestine entered their tilt with Knightstown on Monday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 12-0 shutout. The Dragons' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Jesse Isaacs was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.

In other batting news, Jacob Morris was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. Gavin Neal was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.

New Palestine always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

New Palestine pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Knightstown, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2.

Coming up, New Palestine will venture away from home to challenge Greenfield-Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Knightstown, they will challenge Centerville at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers are facing the Bulldogs at the right time seeing as the Bulldogs are stuck on a four-game losing streak.