Basketball Recap: Hershey Skates Past St. Patrick's with Ease

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

01/06/26 @ South Loup	47
02/12/26 vs St. Patrick's	46
01/23/26 vs Mitchell	34
12/13/25 @ St. Patrick's	33
01/20/26 vs St. Patrick's	27

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Hershey on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the St. Patrick's Irish out of the water with a 51-5 final score. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Hershey had a senior duo take command as Kamryn Butterfield dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds and Kenna Bringewatt shot 50% from the field to rack up 15 points and six steals. With that strong performance, Butterfield is now averaging an impressive 15 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Demi DaMoude, who posted seven points and five boards.

Hershey smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They are a perfect 9-0 when they hit their own glass that hard.

The win made it two in a row for Hershey and bumps their season record up to 13-10. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points over those games. As for St. Patrick's, their loss was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-22.

Hershey wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 56-45 win against Mullen on the 13th. St. Patrick's does not have any more games scheduled as of now.