The Munster Mustangs will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the New Palestine Dragons at 11:00 a.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Munster: 3.4, New Palestine: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Munster can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Highland as Munster made off with a 14-1 win.
Meanwhile, New Palestine entered their tilt with Eastern Hancock with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top against the Royals by a score of 5-0 on Friday. Five seems to be a good number for New Palestine as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The result came thanks to Courtney Study's shutout, as she gave up just two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Allie Blum, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Ernstes, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Munster's win bumped their record up to 17-7. As for New Palestine, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Munster might still be hurting after the 12-4 loss they got from New Palestine when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Munster avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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