Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Oil City can't hold off Hickory
January 4, 2014: Hermitage, PA 16148 The Hickory Hornets basketball team scored 55 points and held the visiting Oil City Oilers to 51 in the Hornets league triumph on Saturday.
The Hornets now sport a 6-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sharon for a District 10 Region 5 contest on Tuesday, January 7. Hickory will battle a Tigers team coming off a 73-68 league loss to Franklin (Franklin, PA). The Tigers record now stands at 5-3.
The Oilers (4-2) will now prepare for their contest against Slippery Rock (Slippery Rock, PA). The Rockets enter the District 10 Region 5 contest with a 4-4 record. In their last contest, Slippery Rock was nudged by Grove City (Grove City, PA), 56-45, in a league contest.