Basketball Recap: Hickory Flat Comes Up Short

Hickory Flat was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Ashland Blue Devils, falling 68-28. The Rebels lost against the Blue Devils in their previous head to head back in January, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 43-32 score last time.

Hickory Flat's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Ashland, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.

Coming up, Ashland will face off against Wheeler at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hickory Flat will be paying especially close attention to the Blue Devils' contest: after the Blue Devils face off against the Eagles, they'll take on Hickory Flat again at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.