The New Palestine Dragons will challenge the Roncalli Royals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
New Palestine is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Pendleton Heights just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They had to suffer through a 75-38 loss at the hands of the Arabians. 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 140th, while the Arabians are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Roncalli hadn't done well against Franklin Community recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Roncalli snuck past Franklin Community with a 59-55 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Royals.
Roncalli is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for New Palestine, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
New Palestine came up short against Roncalli when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 60-53. Will New Palestine have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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