Basketball Recap: Madelyn Flock's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Maxwell over Overton

Maxwell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 52-44 to the Overton Eagles. If the Wildcats were looking for revenge after losing 56-33 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Maxwell lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Madelyn Flock, who posted 12 points and seven assists. Those seven assists gave Flock a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Miller, who put up 11 points along with seven boards and five assists.

Flock wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Maxwell was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Overton only racked up eight assists.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Overton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kyla Elfgren, who had 14 points and eight steals. With that strong performance, Elfgren is now averaging an impressive 2.5 steals per game. Halynn Hughes was another key player, going 6 of 14 on her way to 16 points along with five boards and four steals.

Maxwell now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Overton, they now have a winning record of 6-5.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maxwell will challenge Maywood/Hayes Center at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maywood/Hayes Center is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.3 points per game this season. As for Overton, they will square off against Brady at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.