Hershey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against the Kearney Catholic Stars, falling 57-35. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Stars are ranked 103rd).
Kearney Catholic had a senior duo take command as Owen Axmann posted 23 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals and Zac Conner had 13 points and six boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Axmann has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Oliver Sharp, who put up seven points and six rebounds.
Hershey's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Kearney Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
Hershey wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 78-54 defeat against Maywood/Hayes Center on the 6th. Kearney Catholic has also already played their next game (against Scotus), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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