St. Patrick had lost eight straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 0-8 to make it nine. They were outmatched by the Elm Creek Buffaloes and fell 60-24. While losing is never fun, the Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Buffaloes are ranked 42nd).
Olivia Phelps
| 12/13/25 vs Hershey | 20% |
| 12/11/25 vs Maxwell | 25% |
| 12/06/25 @ Bridgeport | 50% |
| 12/16/25 vs Ogallala | 67% |
| 12/23/25 @ Elm Creek | 75% |
Despite the loss, St. Patrick's saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Olivia Phelps dropped a double-double with ten points and 11 boards. Phelps also set a new season-high mark in three-point shooting accuracy with 75%.
As for Elm Creek, their win bumped their record up to 6-1. They have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elm Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kendal Cavenee, who went 7-for-13 to rack up 20 points and seven steals. Another player making a difference was Teagan McDaniel, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine steals.
Coming up, St. Patrick's will take on Minden in a tournament on Monday. As for Elm Creek, they will finish 2025 at home by hosting Gibbon at 2:30 p.m. on Monday.
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