New Palestine waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the East Central Trojans. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Dragons also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2024.
New Palestine not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept East Central between 18 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-20.
Samantha Gooding
| 08/23/25 @ East Central | 22 |
| 10/19/24 vs Indian Creek | 11 |
| 09/17/24 vs Delta | 11 |
| 09/12/24 @ Triton Central | 9 |
| 08/28/24 vs Hamilton Heights | 9 |
Leading New Palestine to victory were Azure Flagle and Samantha Gooding. Flagle had 13 digs, while Gooding had 22 digs and one assist. Those 22 digs gave Gooding a new career-high.
New Palestine's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for East Central, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.
Coming up, New Palestine will take on Hamilton Heights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for East Central, they will square off against Rushville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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