Recap: Overhills Jaguars vs. Union Pines Vikings
The Overhills Jaguars lost to the Union Pines Vikings back in January of 2021, but the Overhills Jaguars didn't allow the Union Pines Vikings the same satisfaction on Thursday. Overhills secured a 50-44 W over Union Pines.
Among those leading the charge was Matthew Poston, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 16 rebounds. Those 13 points set a new season-high mark for him. Ja?von Motta was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Union Pines' loss came despite strong showings from Trent Hilburn and Kingsley Donaldson. Hilburn dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds, while Donaldson scored nine points along with six rebounds. The contest was Hilburn's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Zion Kiser, who scored seven points.
Union Pines struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
The win got Overhills back to even at 4-4. As for Union Pines, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-3.
Overhills and Eastern Randolph will face off at 6:00 p.m. on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Union Pines and Western Harnett will face off at 4:00 p.m. on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Western Harnett comes in still looking for their first win of the season.