New Palestine and Greenfield-Central are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The New Palestine Dragons are on the road again on Monday to play the Greenfield-Central Cougars at 11:00 a.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (New Palestine: 2.2, Greenfield-Central: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
New Palestine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Richmond with a sharp 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for New Palestine, who have now won 15 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Michael Thorpe spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, New Palestine let Rigg Mahurin and Henry Thorpe loose on the outfield. Mahurin scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Thorpe scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Rickey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Greenfield-Central never let their opponents score on Saturday. They came out on top against Pendleton Heights by a score of 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Greenfield-Central.
Not much got past Landon Brooks, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Pendleton Heights off the board.
On the hitting side, Greenfield-Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zander Cobb, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
New Palestine is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Greenfield-Central, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. New Palestine has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Greenfield-Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.9. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
New Palestine beat Greenfield-Central 4-1 when the teams last played back in April. Does New Palestine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenfield-Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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