Broken Bow and Hershey are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Broken Bow Indians are taking a road trip to face off against the Hershey Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Broken Bow is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Saturday, Broken Bow earned a 53-46 win over Boone Central.
Meanwhile, Hershey beat Red Cloud 63-52 on Friday.
Broken Bow better focus on containing Lexi Pinkerton and Demi Damoude as the pair were huge in Hershey's win. Pinkerton posted 17 points and six rebounds, while Damoude went 7 of 12 on her way to 19 points and five rebounds. Those 17 points gave Pinkerton a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenna Bringewatt, who put up nine points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Broken Bow pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Hershey, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Everything went Broken Bow's way against Hershey in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Broken Bow made off with a 63-39 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Broken Bow since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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