New Palestine waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Richmond Red Devils 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Dragons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day New Palestine got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-8, 23-25, 15-6.
Azure Flagle was the offensive standout of the game as she had 14 digs.
New Palestine couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.5% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 5-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
New Palestine's record now sits at 26-2. As for Richmond, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-11.
New Palestine has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Noblesville on the 7th. As for Richmond, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Milan on the 5th.
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