Baseball Recap: Greenfield-Central Cougars vs. New Palestine Dragons
Greenfield-Central lost against New Palestine back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Greenfield-Central Cougars suffered a tough 10-4 loss at the hands of the New Palestine Dragons. Greenfield-Central has struggled against New Palestine recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Jacob Welch was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Johnson, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On New Palestine's side, Michael Thorpe spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. Thorpe has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jackson Kamp was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Nic Deering, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Greenfield-Central's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for New Palestine, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Greenfield-Central by a score of 4-1.
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