Grove City and Hickory are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Grove City Eagles will challenge the Hickory Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grove City will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
If Grove City beats Hickory with 58 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Grove City took down Mercer 58-42 on Thursday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Mustangs are ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hickory didn't have too much trouble with Slippery Rock on Friday as they won 66-47.
Hickory is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for Grove City, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Grove City came up short against Hickory in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 54-45. Can Grove City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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