Hershey lost against Maywood/Hayes Center back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Hershey Panthers came up short against the Maywood/Hayes Center Wolves, falling 73-50. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly 23 points.
Payton Jones
| 02/06/25 @ Maywood/Hayes Center | 21 |
| 12/14/24 vs St. Patrick's | 16 |
| 01/31/25 vs Bridgeport | 15 |
| 01/07/25 vs South Loup | 15 |
| 12/19/24 @ Kimball | 14 |
Despite the defeat, Hershey saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Payton Jones went 7 for 15 on her way to 21 points and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jones has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Pinkerton, who posted seven points and five assists.
Karissa Stengel continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Maywood/Hayes Center, going 10 of 17 en route to 24 points and five steals. Stengel's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 19 points. Reagan Stengel was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Hershey and nudges their season record down to 10-9. As for Maywood/Hayes Center, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Hershey will host Grand Island Central Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Maywood/Hayes Center, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-39 win against Hitchcock County on the 7th.
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