Pendleton Heights is 2-7 against New Palestine since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pendleton Heights Arabians will head out on the road to square off against the New Palestine Dragons at 6:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pendleton Heights: 3.8, New Palestine: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
New Palestine is hoping to do on Thursday what Greenfield-Central couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Pendleton Heights' winning streak, which now stands at four games. Pendleton Heights walked away with a 6-2 win over Greenfield-Central.
Shelby Messer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Skylar Baldwin was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, New Palestine put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Fishers as New Palestine made off with a 7-0 victory. The win was nothing new for New Palestine as they're now sitting on four straight.
Not much got past Cailyn Hurst, who gave up just three hits to keep Fishers off the board. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Allie Blum was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Ernstes, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Pendleton Heights has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for New Palestine, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1.
Thursday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Pendleton Heights hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .379. However, it's not like New Palestine struggles in that department as they've averaged .405. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Pendleton Heights came out on top in a nail-biter against New Palestine in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Will Pendleton Heights repeat their success, or does New Palestine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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