Basketball Recap: Hickman Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Dec 9, 2024, 10:18am

Basketball Recap: Hickman Kewpies vs. Battle Spartans

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It was fun while it lasted, but Hickman's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They fell to the Battle Spartans 85-79. The loss was the Kewpies' first of the season.

Keyion Cross had a dynamite game for Battle, going 8 for 14 en route to 18 points plus five rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Keshun Jackson, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.

Having lost for the first time this season, Hickman fell to 3-1. As for Battle, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.

Hickman will head out on the road to square off against Camdenton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Battle, they will face off against Fayetteville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Fayetteville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

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