After a string of four wins, Pendleton Heights's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 5-1 to the New Palestine Dragons. Pendleton Heights was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as New Palestine apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Pendleton Heights saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katelin Goodwin, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On New Palestine's side, they got a great performance from Courtney Study as she pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Study has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, New Palestine let Allie Blum and Sydney Oliver loose on the outfield. Blum went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Oliver went 3-for-3 with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Engle, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Pendleton Heights' loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for New Palestine, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Eastern Hancock the next time they take the field. New Palestine will head out to face Eastern Hancock at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, while Pendleton Heights will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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