Missouri High School Basketball - Hillcrest nudges Mt. Vernon
December 28, 2009: Springfield, MO 65803 In Monday's non-league outing, the Hillcrest Hornets (Springfield, MO) basketball squad edged the visiting Mt. Vernon Mountaineers (Mt. Vernon, MO), by a margin of 53-51.
The Hornets (6-1) will now prepare for their outing against Kickapoo (Springfield, MO). The Chiefs go into the Ozarks outing with a 3-3 record. In their last outing, Kickapoo was tipped by Branson (Branson, MO), 58-56, in a non-league outing.
The Mountaineers now own a 8-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Strafford for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 29. Mt. Vernon will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 62-48 non-league win over Reeds Spring (Reeds Spring, MO). The Indians record now stands at 4-2.
