The Whiteland Warriors pushed their score all the way to 75 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 76-75 to New Palestine. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (72), Whiteland still had to take the loss.
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Wiatt Mclaughlin, who scored 28 points along with three steals. Mclaughlin is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. Another player making a difference was Jaskirat Banwait, who scored 19 points along with six assists.
Whiteland struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as New Palestine pulled down 12 offensive rebounds.
Julius Gizzi continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for New Palestine, dropping a double-double on 44 points and 17 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gizzi has scored all season. Moses Haynes was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with eight assists and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Whiteland and nudges their season record down to 12-10. As for New Palestine, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
Whiteland will be playing in front of their home fans against Martinsville at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Martinsville is coming into the game with eight straight defeats on the road, meaning Whiteland will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for New Palestine, they will challenge Mt. Vernon at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Vernon has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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