St. Patrick waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 60-49 victory over the Paxton Tigers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Irish also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2025.
St. Patrick's was led to victory by Ben Heirigs and Peyton Kramer. Heirigs dropped a double-double with 28 points and ten boards, while Kramer dropped a double-double with 23 points and 15 rebounds. With that strong performance, Kramer is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game.
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| 02/20/26 vs Paxton | 13 |
| 03/12/25 vs Bancroft-Rosalie | 11 |
| 12/06/24 @ Sutherland | 13 |
St. Patrick's was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Paxton lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Maddex McConnell, who shot 56% from the field to rack up 21 points. Another player making a difference was Chase Holm, who went 5-for-8 on his way to 11 points.
St. Patrick's win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Paxton, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
St. Patrick's does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Paxton, they will take on Arthur County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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