Avon and New Palestine squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Avon had to settle for second. They lost 6-0 to the New Palestine Dragons. Avon's defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
For New Palestine's part, not much got past Courtney Study, who gave up just three hits to keep Avon off the board. Study has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, New Palestine let Maddie Engle and Allie Blum loose on the outfield. Engle went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI, while Blum went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Oliver, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Avon's loss dropped their record down to 19-10. As for New Palestine, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season.
Avon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Palestine, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Center Grove at 7:00 p.m. New Palestine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
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