Volleyball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is New Palestine's Eighth in Last Ten Outings

New Palestine's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Park Tudor Panthers with a sharp 3-0 victory. For the Dragons, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.

While New Palestine won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 26-24.

Chase Emberton

Hitting Percentage

05/08/25 @ Park Tudor	66.7%
05/07/25 @ Indianapolis Bishop Chatard	31.2%
05/05/25 vs Indianapolis Lutheran	48.1%
05/01/25 @ Whiteland	15%
04/29/25 @ Hamilton Southeastern	41.2%
+ 14 more games

Leading New Palestine to victory were Eli Martin and Chase Emberton. Martin had 11 digs and one assist, while Emberton hit 66.7% for 11 kills and nine digs and two aces. The last time Emberton's hitting percentage was this high was back in March.

New Palestine has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Park Tudor, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.

New Palestine didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Roncalli on the 14th. As for Park Tudor, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard on the 15th.