The Muncie Central Bearcats are on the road again on Wednesday to play the New Palestine Dragons at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Muncie Central will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Wapahani, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Muncie Central walked away with an 8-4 victory over Wapahani on Saturday.
Chase Baugh made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Baugh was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Gage Emberton was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, New Palestine stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Greenwood a 10-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for New Palestine as they're now sitting on four straight.
Jacob Morris was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Gavin Neal was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Muncie Central's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 1-14. As for New Palestine, their record now sits at 21-5.
Muncie Central suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to New Palestine in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Muncie Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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