On Thursday, Warren Central faced New Palestine in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Warren Central Warriors took a 67-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Palestine Dragons. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly seven points.
Julius Gizzi continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for New Palestine, shooting 54% from the field en route to 30 points and six boards. The contest was Gizzi's 26th in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Ben Slagley, who posted seven points along with seven assists and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Warren Central and nudges their season record down to 13-8. As for New Palestine, they pushed their record up to 21-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Warren Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Palestine, they will square off against Rushville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in New Palestine's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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