The New Palestine Dragons will head out to square off against the Franklin County Wildcats at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. New Palestine is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Two weeks ago, New Palestine came up short against Guerin Catholic and fell 50-43.
| 12/02/23 @ Delta | 11 |
| 11/21/23 @ Rushville | 10 |
| 12/21/23 @ Southport | 9 |
| 11/25/23 @ Whiteland | 9 |
| 12/18/24 vs Guerin Catholic | 8 |
Sadey Hughbanks put forth a good effort for the losing side as she posted eight points along with eight rebounds and three steals. That's the most boards she has posted since back in December of 2023. Gabrielle Brown was another key player, putting up ten points.
Even though they lost, New Palestine smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Guerin Catholic only pulled down seven offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin County). They blew past Waldron 71-50 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Franklin County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for New Palestine, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-7.
New Palestine didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Franklin County in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 52-47 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Palestine since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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