New Palestine waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the New Castle Trojans 12-1. The Dragons have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Trojans, too.
Rigg Mahurin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Kingston Hedges and Gavin Neal did most of the damage at the plate: Hedges went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Neal went 1-for-2 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs Hedges has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Liam Atkinson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
New Palestine kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Castle only managed two hits.
Dragons
| 05/21/25 vs New Castle | 12-1 |
| 05/19/25 vs Indianapolis Scecina Memorial | 11-1 |
| 05/14/25 vs Pendleton Heights | 10-2 |
| 05/06/25 vs Delta | 5-2 |
| 04/30/25 vs Greenfield-Central | 7-1 |
| + 8 more games |
New Palestine pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for New Castle, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season.
New Palestine will have a chance to go back-to-back against New Castle: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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