New Palestine was the 47-35 winner over Yorktown when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The New Palestine Dragons fell 57-46 to the Yorktown Tigers on Thursday. The Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
01/30/25 vs Yorktown | 4 |
12/19/23 @ Lawrence Central | 4 |
11/13/24 vs Greenwood | 4 |
01/09/25 vs Bloomington North | 3 |
12/07/24 @ Delta | 3 |
New Palestine lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kylee Beranek, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds. What's more, Beranek also racked up four steals, the most she's had since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Sadey Hughbanks, who posted 13 points.
Yorktown got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Alexis Fields out in front who went 6 for 13 en route to 15 points. Lilly Sylvester was another key player, putting up 11 points and six boards.
New Palestine now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Yorktown, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
New Palestine and Yorktown should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. New Palestine will face off against Greenwood at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday up 166 places (126 vs. 292). Similarly, Yorktown (ranked 80th) will meet New Castle (ranked 264th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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