Missouri High School Basketball - Hillcrest thwarts Waynesville
February 5, 2009: Springfield, MO 65803 The Hillcrest Hornets (Springfield, MO) basketball felled the visiting Waynesville Tigers (Waynesville, MO), 56-42 in Thursday's league test.
The Hornets (13-3) will now prepare for their test against Buffalo (Buffalo, MO). The Bison go into the non-league test with a 9-9 record. In their last test, Buffalo defeated Conway (Conway, MO), 65-40, in a non-league test.
The Tigers now sport a 10-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Joplin for a Ozarks contest on Friday, February 6. Waynesville will meet a Eagles team coming off a 61-54 non-league win over Nixa (Nixa, MO). The Eagles record now stands at 10-8.