Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Vernon). The stars were shining brightly for them in a 55-41 victory over the New Palestine Dragons on Tuesday. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Dragons are ranked 144th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/17/24 vs New Palestine | 27 |
| 12/14/24 @ Yorktown | 16 |
| 12/10/24 vs Anderson | 17 |
| 12/07/24 @ Pendleton Heights | 23 |
Leading Mt. Vernon to victory were Zoey Wood and Delani Williams. Wood went 8 for 12 on her way to 27 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals, while Williams went 6 of 12 en route to 19 points. The match was Wood's fourth in a row with at least ten points.
New Palestine lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kylee Beranek, who posted 12 points and eight rebounds. Beranek is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Haven Flagle, who had 11 points and three steals.
The win (which was Mt. Vernon's third in a row) raised their record to 10-3. As for New Palestine, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-6.
Mt. Vernon and McCutcheon will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on December 27th. As for New Palestine, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 50-43 loss against Guerin Catholic on the 18th.
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