Pendleton Heights had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the New Palestine Dragons. For Pendleton Heights, this counts as revenge for the 1-0 defeat New Palestine walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Pendleton Heights got a great performance from Colton Frank as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jordan Williamson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On New Palestine's side, Michael Thorpe was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Thorpe has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Pendleton Heights has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for New Palestine, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4.
Pendleton Heights will have a chance to go back-to-back against New Palestine: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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