New Palestine stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let the Delta Eagles onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for New Palestine.
Courtney Study looked comfortable as she struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Allie Blum, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ella Holman, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
New Palestine's win bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Delta, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-20.
New Palestine will head out on the road to challenge Avon at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Avon is on a four-game streak of home wins, New Palestine a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Delta, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Jay County at 7:00 p.m. Jay County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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