Cathedral is 0-6 against New Palestine since May of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The Fighting Irish will take on the Dragons at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cathedral is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Lebanon get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Fighting Irish, who have now won three games in a row.
Meanwhile, New Palestine faced Cascade in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Dragons blew past the Cadets 11-3. Winning may never get old, but the Dragons sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Sadey Hughbanks spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 20 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, New Palestine got a massive performance out of Maddie Engle, who got on base in five of her six plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Engle has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Jersi Gross, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.
New Palestine kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in seven consecutive matches.
New Palestine's victory bumped their record up to 26-4. As for Cathedral, their win bumped their record up to 26-2.
Cathedral suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to New Palestine in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Fighting Irish avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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