Danville extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to eight on Friday, dropping their season record down to 0-7 in the process. They fell 6-2 to the New Palestine Dragons. The Warriors were not able to make up for their loss to the Dragons from their previous meeting back in April of 2021.
Nobody will forget Mason Shipley's heroic performance anytime soon (especially New Palestine's batters): he turned in a perfect game.
As for New Palestine, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games.
On New Palestine's side, Holden Hughes tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
On the hitting side, New Palestine let Rigg Mahurin and Jacob Morris run wild. Mahurin went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Morris went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that Morris has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kingston Hedges, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Danville wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against North Montgomery on the 22nd. As for New Palestine, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-3 victory against Whiteland on the 21st.
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