The New Palestine Dragons and the Mt. Vernon Marauders squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the New Palestine Dragons had to settle for second. They fell 48-39 to the Marauders. New Palestine's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
New Palestine's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kendra Moore, who scored 13 points, and Vivian Miller who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Moore has scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mt. Vernon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gabby Thomas, who scored 20 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Ellery Minch, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
New Palestine's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Mt. Vernon, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.
New Palestine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Mt. Vernon is on the road again on Saturday and plays Lawrence Central at 4:00 p.m. on February 10th. Lawrence Centralpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Mt. Vernon in Indiana (Lawrence Central is ranked first, while Mt. Vernon is ranked 116th).
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