Preview: Overbrook Panthers vs. Scranton Prep Cavaliers
After three games on the road, Overbrook is heading back home. They will take on the Scranton Prep Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Overbrook rose to the challenge on Friday. They secured a 53-49 W over the.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Overbrook to victory, but perhaps none more so than Omar Davis, who scored 25 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Davis is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tahmiere Manning, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Scranton Prep entered their tilt with Fleetwood with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Scranton Prep blew past Fleetwood 79-53. Given Scranton Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Fleetwood is ranked 224th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Overbrook back to even at 13-13. As for Scranton Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season.
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