YORKTOWN, Ind. — Tuesday was circled on Jeremy Penrod's calendar for months.
The Yorktown softball head coach and his players knew New Palestine was a measuring-stick game, and it sure played out as such. The teams battled back and forth all evening, with the Tigers maintaining the advantage until the sixth inning.
The Dragons took a 3-2 lead before sophomore Ava McNally blasted a solo home run to tie the contest entering the seventh frame. Star senior pitcher Alanah Jones then allowed her first homer of the season, and Yorktown eventually fell 4-3.
While the loss certainly appeared deflating, the Class 3A top-ranked Tigers felt no shame in falling to 4A No.