Pictured is #00 Cash Oliver
Last week, the Hackett Sr Hornets and the Danville Little Johns competed in two back-to-back throwdowns with each other. For round one, it was the Little Johns who were victorious 42-41 in a heart stoppin’ nail bitin’ buzzer-beater match. But the Hornets aren’t big fans of deja-vu so for round 2 last Friday night, they decided to shake things up like Dairy Queen during happy hour. With each team already knowing what the other was bringing to the table, Hackett still had a few unknown tricks up their sleeve.
Although Danville tried to speed things up towards the end of the match even creating some turnovers, Hackett remained calm and stuck to their game plan earning themselves a 56-44 victory. “We are starting to put pieces together but we still have some growth areas to improve on,” stated Coach Kent Elmore. “The mistakes we had in the game are easy fixes and we are looking forward to getting back at it.” Ty Smith was the Big Kahuna of the game with 18 points due to his uncatchable jumpin’ jack flash moves on the court. Close behind him was Jake Fisher with 13 points and Cash Oliver with 8.
Up next for the Sr Hornets is conference game 2/2 with the Paris Eagles. In their first go-round, the Eagles kept flight 59-36. Hackett will go into this match with a 4-8 total play record and 3-5 in conference play.
Photos courtesy of Mandy Foster
