New Palestine was the 57-47 winner over Delta when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The New Palestine Dragons took a 46-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Delta Eagles. The Dragons' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
New Palestine lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kylee Beranek, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Crim, who earned 11 points in addition to five rebounds.
Leading Delta to victory were Addison Barnes and Jillian Barr. Barnes went 7 for 11 en route to 20 points plus two steals, while Barr earned 11 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. That's the most assists Barr has posted since back in November of 2023. Elizabeth Bamidele was another key player, earning six points.
New Palestine dropped their record down to 5-3 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Delta, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
New Palestine has already played their next game (against Delta), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Delta, it'll be Battle of the Birds when the Delta Eagles take on the Muncie Burris Owls at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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