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 the Greenfield-Central Cougars onto the board and left with a 6-0 win on Monday. Considering New Palestine has won 16 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
The result came thanks to Jacob Morris's shutout, as he gave up just two hits.
On the hitting side, Wyatt Matheis and Ben Hirschy did most of the damage at the plate: Matheis scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Hirschy went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Neal, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Greenfield-Central's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kirk Knecht, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
The victory was the seventh in a row for New Palestine, bringing their record for this year to 24-5. As for Greenfield-Central, they now have a losing record at 13-14.
As of now, neither New Palestine nor Greenfield-Central have any future games scheduled.
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