New Palestine High School

The New Palestine softball team finished conference play Thursday with a 10-0 five-inning victory at Delta. The Dragons took the lead in the first inning and took command with a four-run third. Sadey Hughbanks and Tessa Mohr combined on a one-hit shutout. Hughbanks struck out seven in three hitless innings, while Mohr fanned three and allowed one hit in two innings. Jersi Gross singled and scored on Amber Hurt's infield hit in the first. They had two baserunners in the second, but a play at the plate kept it a 1-0 game. But the Dragons broke through in the third. Katie Hirschy reached on an error and moved to third on Hurt's single. With two outs, Kenna Tweedy roped a two-run double to left. Two errors followed, bringing home two more runs to extend the lead to 5-0. The Dragons added three more runs in the fourth. Hirschy led off with a double and moved to third on Maddie Engle's single. A groundout by Catherine Trebley brought home one run. Cara Steele and Saydie Miller followed with RBI singles to extend the lead to 8-0. The Dragons added two more runs in the fifth, as Gross singled and scored on Hirschy's base hit. Claire Fitzgerald added an RBI single. The Dragons had 14 hits in the game. Gross led the way, going 3-for-4 with two runs from the leadoff spot. Hirschy was 2-for-3 with a double, three runs and an RBI. Engle was 2-for-4 with a run. Hurt was 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI. Tweedy was 1-for-3 with a double, a run and two RBI. Miller was 1-for-1 with a run and an RBI. Steele and Fitzgerald were both 1-for-1 with an RBI. The Dragons are now 21-4. They host Connersville at 3 p.m. Saturday for Senior Day.