It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pendleton Heights can now relate to. They lost 9-0 to the New Palestine Dragons on Wednesday. The match marked the first time this season in which Pendleton Heights was not able to get on the board.
For New Palestine's part, not much got past Courtney Study, who gave up just four hits to keep Pendleton Heights off the board.
At the plate, New Palestine let Sydney Oliver and Maddie Engle loose on the outfield. Oliver went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Engle went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Ernstes, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Pendleton Heights has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-12 record this season. As for New Palestine, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-4.
Pendleton Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Palestine, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Greenfield-Central at 6:00 p.m. Greenfield-Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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