The Hickory Hornets routed the host Greenville Trojans basketball team by a final score of 81-52 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Hornets face the Slippery Rock Rockets (Slippery Rock, PA) in a District 10 Region 4 game, on Tuesday, January 23. Hickory will attempt to move on its 9-3 season record. The Rockets enter the game with a 9-5 record after their 59-22 league win over Wilmington (New Wilmington, PA).

With the defeat, Greenville moves to 7-6 on the year. The Trojans travel to Grove City (Grove City, PA) to face the Eagles in a District 10 Region 4 game on Tuesday, January 23. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 7-7. Grove City won 65-51 in their recent league game against Sharon (Sharon, PA)