The New Palestine Dragons will head out to face off against the Mt. Vernon Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
New Palestine is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Noblesville just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Millers. While the Dragons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Millers 28-26 in the first set.
New Palestine started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-21, 25-20, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon came tearing into Monday's game with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Falcons 3-2.
Mt. Vernon wouldn't go down easily and took Perry Meridian into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-18, 23-25, 21-25, 15-12.
Mt. Vernon relied on the efforts of Makenna Thompson, who had nine digs and two aces, and Aubry Dowling, who had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Dowling has posted in her last nine contests.
Mt. Vernon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
New Palestine's defeat dropped their record down to 26-3. As for Mt. Vernon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
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