New Palestine hasn't had much luck against Roncalli recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the New Palestine Dragons will jump right back in to play the Roncalli Royals at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Palestine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Shelbyville by a score of 35-27. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.
Meanwhile, Roncalli had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They put the hurt on the Hornets with a sharp 62-38 win. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Hornets are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roncalli's victory bumped their record up to 15-8. As for New Palestine, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
New Palestine came up short against Roncalli when the teams last played back in January, falling 46-36. Can New Palestine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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