Baseball Preview: Warren Central Warriors vs. New Palestine Dragons
Warren Central is 0-7 against New Palestine since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Warren Central Warriors will head out on the road to take on the New Palestine Dragons at 5:30 p.m. Warren Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Warren Central is is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Thursday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southport. That's two games in a row now that Warren Central has lost by exactly three runs.
Keith Jackson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jimmie Price was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, New Palestine had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Trojans a 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Jacob Morris, who gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks to keep East Central off the board. Morris has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Adam Rickey was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jackson Kamp, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Warren Central's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for New Palestine, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
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