Greenfield-Central hasn't had much luck against New Palestine recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Greenfield-Central Cougars will be playing at home against the New Palestine Dragons at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
New Palestine is hoping to do what Decatur Central couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Greenfield-Central's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Greenfield-Central simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Decatur Central 78-39.
Braylon Mullins was nothing short of spectacular: he shot 7-for-10 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Greenfield-Central's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Johnson, who went 7 of 8 on his way to 15 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, New Palestine didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Greenwood on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 62-56 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dragons.
Greenfield-Central better keep an eye on Julius Gizzi. He was instrumental in New Palestine's win, almost dropping a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. The contest was Gizzi's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Slagley, who posted 15 points and eight rebounds.
Greenfield-Central's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.6 points. As for New Palestine, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Greenfield-Central came up short against New Palestine in their previous matchup back in March, falling 60-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gizzi, who went 9 of 14 on his way to 31 points. Now that Greenfield-Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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