New Palestine had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Eastern Hancock Royals a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Dragons haven't had any issues with the Royals recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Payton Dye
| 04/02/25 @ Eastern Hancock | 2 |
| 05/04/24 @ Jennings County | 1 |
| 04/19/24 vs Zionsville | 1 |
| 04/18/24 @ Mt. Vernon | 1 |
| 04/09/24 vs East Central | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Payton Dye, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Saydie Miller, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
New Palestine was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern Hancock only posted a batting average of .056.
Coming up, New Palestine will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Triton Central at 5:30 p.m. As for Eastern Hancock, they are headed away from home for the first time to take on Anderson at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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