Southport lost against New Palestine back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Southport Cardinals took a 77-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Palestine Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Dragons are ranked eighth).
New Palestine's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Julius Gizzi, who went 10 for 16 en route to 26 points and five boards. Gizzi's afternoon made it 22 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Mcmahan, who went 5 of 6 to rack up 11 points and four blocks.
Southport's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for New Palestine, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southport will welcome Roncalli at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for New Palestine, they will host Guerin Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Palestine knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 20 contests -- so hopefully Guerin Catholic likes a good challenge.
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