Hickory lost against Slippery Rock back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Hickory Hornets took a 42-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Slippery Rock Rockets. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 473rd, while the Rockets are ranked 223rd).
| 01/16/25 vs Slippery Rock | 3 |
| 01/13/25 @ Greenville | 5 |
| 01/09/25 vs Grove City | 4 |
| 01/06/25 vs Titusville | 10 |
| 01/04/25 vs Fairview | 2 |
When it comes to explaining why Hickory lost, don't look at Kimora Roberts. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 19 points and 18 rebounds. Roberts is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games she's played.
Slippery Rock's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Madison Romanovich, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 boards. Another player making a difference was Cj Sabo, who posted nine points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Hickory and nudges their season record down to 4-10. As for Slippery Rock, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.
Hickory didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-34 win against Oil City on the 18th. Slippery Rock has also already played their next match, a 69-50 loss against Conneaut Area on the 18th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
