Maxwell lost against Hershey back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Maxwell Wildcats had to suffer through a 58-30 loss at the hands of the Hershey Panthers. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-11.
Maxwell lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Emory Christensen, who posted nine points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Kristyn Cheek was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to nine rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Maxwell smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hershey only pulled down eight offensive boards.
Hershey's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kenna Bringewatt led the charge by going 6 of 11 on her way to 14 points along with seven boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Bringewatt a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Demi Damoude, who put up 12 points and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Maxwell and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for Hershey, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Maxwell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-44 defeat against Overton on the 11th. As for Hershey, they will host Valentine at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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