On Thursday, New Palestine faced Pendleton Heights in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The New Palestine Dragons came out on top against the Pendleton Heights Arabians by a score of 5-1. The win was nothing new for New Palestine as they're now sitting on five straight.
Courtney Study tossed a big game, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Allie Blum and Sydney Oliver did most of the damage at the plate: Blum went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Oliver went 3-for-3 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Maddie Engle, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Pendleton Heights' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katelin Goodwin, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
New Palestine pushed their record up to 16-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pendleton Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Eastern Hancock the next time they take the field. New Palestine will head out to face Eastern Hancock at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, while Pendleton Heights will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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