New Castle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They fell 6-2 to the New Palestine Dragons. The result was an unpleasant reminder to New Castle of the 8-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Garren Mefford made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On New Palestine's side, they let Jacob Morris and Jackson Kamp loose on the outfield. Morris scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Kamp went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 3-20. As for New Palestine, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-5.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Muncie Central the next time they take the field. New Castle will host Muncie Central at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, while New Palestine will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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