It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Center Grove can now relate to. They lost 14-2 to the New Palestine Dragons on Monday. Center Grove's loss signaled the end of their 15-game winning streak.
Sydney Herrmann was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
On New Palestine's side, Courtney Study tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Study has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Allie Blum and Sydney Oliver did most of the damage at the plate: Blum scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Oliver went 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Maddie Engle, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Center Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 25-7. As for New Palestine, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Center Grove nor New Palestine have any future games scheduled.
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