On Monday, New Palestine faced Plainfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The New Palestine Dragons fell 4-0 to the Plainfield Quakers. The game marked the first time this season in which New Palestine was not able to get on the board.
New Palestine got a good showing from Cailyn Hurst, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hurst has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, New Palestine saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Blum, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On Plainfield's side, Sidney Parks tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kylie Fish, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
This is the second loss in a row for New Palestine and nudges their season record down to 18-3. As for Plainfield, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-6.
New Palestine will head out on the road to square off against Connersville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Plainfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Greenwood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Greenwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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