After both having extra time off, the Beech Grove Hornets and the New Palestine Dragons will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Beech Grove has now lost 14 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since September 9.
On Thursday, Beech Grove came up short against Speedway and fell 3-1.
Beech Grove started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-15.
Meanwhile, New Palestine posted their closest win since September 29th on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Mt. Vernon 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.
New Palestine had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 17-25, 25-21, 25-17, 15-13.
New Palestine's victory bumped their record up to 26-4. As for Beech Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 2-26.
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