Mt. Vernon ran into one of the state's highest-scoring teams in the Anderson Indians Tuesday evening.
The Marauders saw why. MV fell to the Indians 72-61, as Anderson scored 46 second-half points, including a 24-12 third-quarter run that gave the Indians a 50-41 edge going into the final eight minutes.
MV battled foul trouble for much of the second half, as well.
Ranked No. 1 in Class 3A, the Marauders are now 5-2. They will next play Saturday at home against Yorktown.
Swimming
The New Palestine swim teams continued a busy stretch of six meets in
13 days with a pair of three-way victories Tuesday at Beech Grove.
The
Dragon girls scored 175 points to beat Beech Grove (50) and Tech (45).
The Dragon boys outdistanced BG 147-135. Tech scored 34.
Winners
for the Dragon girls included Emily Trimpe in the 200 freestyle and 100
breaststroke, swimming season-best times in each event, Erin Trimpe in
the 200 IM and 500 freestyle, Karen Emminger in the 50 freestyle and 100
butterfly, Hannah Ayer in diving, Jordan Rogers in the 100 freestyle,
Megan Prosser in the 100 backstroke with a season-best time, the 200
medley relay of Prosser, Addison Virt, Lily Horn and Olivia Ayer, the
200 freestyle relay of Emily Trimpe, Rogers, Emminger and Olivia Ayer,
and the 400 freestyle relay of Rogers, Katie Mustard, Emminger and Emily
Trimpe.
In
the boys race, several swimmers swam "off" events and led victories.
The Dragons got victories from Grant Gish in the 200 freestyle, Sam
Baker in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle, Jake Greig in the 50 freestyle
and 100 freestyle with season-best times, Zach Nagel in diving, Luke
Steigerwalt in the 100 backstroke, the 200 free relay of Greig, Gish,
Baker and Jake Uppfalt and the 400 free relay of Greig, Gish,
Steigerwalt and Baker.
Coming up
Listen to HancockCountySports.com Friday night for a basketball doubleheader: Greenfield-Central at New Palestine. Join Chris Lambert, Andrew Smith and Greg Elkins for the action beginning at 5:40 p.m. with the play-by-play of the girls game, with the boys to follow.
Next week, join us on Thursday, Dec. 15 for Mt. Vernon at New Palestine girls basketball, then on Friday, Dec. 16 for Knightstown at Eastern Hancock boys/girls basketball, all on HancockCountySports.com!
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