New Palestine has gone 10-0 against Mooresville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The New Palestine Dragons will head out to square off against the Mooresville Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. New Palestine is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Thursday, New Palestine got the win against Pendleton Heights by a conclusive 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Dragons have posted against the Arabians since October 14, 2017.
New Palestine never let Pendleton Heights on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-15.
New Palestine can attribute much of their success to Kyndra Montieth, who had 12 digs and three aces, and Azure Flagle, who had 15 digs. That's the most aces Montieth has posted in she last 11 matchups.
New Palestine was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mooresville waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-12, 25-18.
New Palestine's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-0. As for Mooresville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: New Palestine has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Mooresville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Palestine took their victory against Mooresville when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Palestine since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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