New Palestine stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against the Knightstown Panthers as the New Palestine Dragons made off with a 21-8 victory. New Palestine's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Henry Thorpe made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Thorpe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jacob Morris was a standout: he went 2-for-6 with a home run, seven RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Rigg Mahurin, who scored two runs while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances.
On Knightstown's side, Dallas Bramell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Louks, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The win (which was New Palestine's third in a row) raised their record to 10-2. As for Knightstown, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
New Palestine will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Greenfield-Central at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Greenfield-Central: 2.9, New Palestine: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Knightstown, they will head out on the road to challenge Centerville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Knightstown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
