The New Palestine Dragons are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Roncalli Royals at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Palestine can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They blew past Franklin Community 12-3.
Maddie Engle was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Allie Blum was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Roncalli came tearing into Tuesday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Golden Eagles.
New Palestine's victory was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. As for Roncalli, their win bumped their record up to 15-1.
New Palestine suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Roncalli in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for New Palestine, Keagan Rothrock (who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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