Nebraska High School Basketball - Overton nudges Elm Creek
January 31, 2020: Elm Creek, NE 68836 The Overton Eagles basketball team scored 43 points and held the host Elm Creek Buffaloes to 40 in the Eagles league triumph on Friday.
The Eagles now sport a 14-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sumner-Eddyville-Miller for a D2 District 7 contest on Monday, February 3. Overton will battle a Mustangs team coming off a 45-39 non-league win over Amherst (Amherst, NE). The Mustangs record now stands at 9-5.
The Buffaloes (13-4) will now prepare for their contest against Amherst (Amherst, NE). The Broncos enter the D1 District 8 contest with a 1-18 record. In their last contest, Amherst nudged Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] (Eustis, NE), 39-35, in a non-league contest.