After flying high against Holyoke last Thursday, Chase County came back down to earth. The Chase County Longhorns were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 49-48 to the Hershey Panthers. The Longhorns were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 58-54.
Hershey was led to victory by Kamryn Butterfield and Demi Damoude. Butterfield went 8 for 12 on her way to 18 points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks, while Damoude went 5 of 7 en route to 11 points. Another player making a difference was Kenna Bringewatt, who posted three points along with seven assists and five boards.
Chase County's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Hershey, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-7 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Chase County has already played their next contest (against St. Patrick's), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hershey will be playing at home against Kearney Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hershey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season.
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