New Palestine suffered their biggest defeat since December 19, 2023 on Friday. They were outmatched by the Pendleton Heights Arabians and fell 75-38. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Arabians are ranked 29th).
Despite the loss, New Palestine saw an underclassman step up: freshman Brooklyn Crim posted ten points and five boards. Crim is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Tylar Whitaker, who had four points.
Kaycie Warfel continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pendleton Heights, going 9 for 19 on her way to 25 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. Warfel's evening made it 29 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Olivia Jones was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Dragons
| 01/17/25 @ Pendleton Heights | 38-75 |
| 01/14/25 @ Triton Central | 47-29 |
| 01/09/25 vs Bloomington North | 45-37 |
| 01/02/25 @ Franklin County | 53-46 |
| 12/18/24 vs Guerin Catholic | 43-50 |
The defeat snapped New Palestine's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-8 record. As for Pendleton Heights, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
New Palestine has already played their next matchup, a 46-36 loss against Roncalli on the 21st. As for Pendleton Heights, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 76-51 victory against Lapel on the 22nd.
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