The New Palestine Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Castle Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Palestine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
On Monday, New Palestine narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Indianapolis Scecina Memorial 8-6.
Adam Rickey made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rickey has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rickey was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Morris, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI and two doubles. Ben Hirschy was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, New Castle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 24-6 to Frankton.
Jayden Sticco was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
New Palestine's victory bumped their record up to 18-5. As for New Castle, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-18.
New Castle's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: New Palestine hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .320. It's a different story for New Castle, though, as they've only averaged .178. Will they be able to contain New Palestine's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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