The New Castle Hurricanes tipped the visiting Hickory Hornets basketball team by a final score of 69-63 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Hurricanes face the Northgate Flames (Pittsburgh, PA) in a non-league game, on Saturday, December 16. New Castle will attempt to move on its 4-1 season record. The Flames enter the game with a 2-1 record after their 81-52 non-league win over Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks, PA).

With the defeat, Hickory moves to 3-1 on the year. The Hornets host Franklin (Franklin, PA) to face the Knights in a non-league game on Friday, December 15. The Knights enter the game with a record of 3-1. Franklin won 53-50 in their recent non-league game against Mohawk Area (Bessemer, PA)