Softball Recap: Fishers Wins High-Profile Match Against New Palestine

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/19/25 @ Lowell	15
05/12/25 @ Carmel	12
05/01/25 @ Mt. Vernon	12
04/21/25 @ Lawrence North	12
03/27/25 @ Warren Central	11

Fishers faced New Palestine in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Dragons with a sharp 10-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Kate Murray was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Murray was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

In other batting news, Brooke Clayton was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Cate Summerfield, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

Fishers kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are 8-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

Fishers' victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-7. As for New Palestine, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-2.

Coming up, Fishers will take on McCutcheon at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Mavericks have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for New Palestine, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-3 win against Pendleton Heights on the 15th.