St. Patrick was the 58-39 winner over Kearney Catholic when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Patrick's Irish fell just short of the Kearney Catholic Stars by a score of 47-45 on Tuesday. The loss was the Irish's first of the season.
Kearney Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Oliver Sharp, who posted 13 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Sharp a new career-high in steals (two). Owen Axmann was another key player, putting up nine points along with six boards and four steals.
St. Patrick's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Kearney Catholic, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
St. Patrick's will square off against Maxwell at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Patrick's is facing Maxwell at the right time seeing as Maxwell is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Kearney Catholic, they will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against Ord at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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