Indian Creek played a tough match on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the New Palestine Dragons, falling 97-49. The Braves were down 77-39 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Julius Gizzi was his usual excellent self, going 12 for 16 on his way to 34 points and five rebounds for New Palestine. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Gizzi has scored at least a third of New Palestine's points. Moses Haynes was another key player, putting up 14 points and seven assists.
Indian Creek has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for New Palestine, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
Indian Creek will host Whiteland at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Whiteland has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for New Palestine, they will head out on the road to face off against Perry Meridian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. New Palestine knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 contests -- so hopefully Perry Meridian likes a good challenge.
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