Basketball Game Preview: Orange County Fighting Hornets vs. Hickory Hawks

The Orange County Fighting Hornets just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Hickory Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hickory took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Orange County, who comes in off a win.

Orange County will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Charlottesville, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Orange County came out on top against Charlottesville by a score of 60-48 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Hornets.

Meanwhile, Hickory was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-55 heartbreaker at the hands of Indian River.

Hickory's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Orange County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.