Greenfield-Central is 1-8 against New Palestine since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Greenfield-Central Cougars will face off against the New Palestine Dragons at 6:00 p.m. The last three games Greenfield-Central has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Greenfield-Central will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Mt. Vernon, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Greenfield-Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Vernon on Wednesday and snuck past 7-5.
The team relied heavily on Kristen Wineinger, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Leilani Forshey, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, New Palestine had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let Pendleton Heights onto the board and left with a 9-0 win on Wednesday. New Palestine might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 14 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Courtney Study's shutout, as she gave up just four hits.
On the hitting side, New Palestine let Sydney Oliver and Maddie Engle loose on the outfield. Oliver went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Engle went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Katie Hirschy was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Greenfield-Central now has a winning record of 12-11. As for New Palestine, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-4.
Greenfield-Central might still be hurting after the 16-2 defeat they got from New Palestine in their previous matchup on May 2nd. Can Greenfield-Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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