Preview: Overbrook Panthers vs. West Catholic Burrs
Overbrook has played every game this season on their home court, but they'll have to hit the road on Tuesday. They will square off against the West Catholic Burrs at 4:30 p.m. Hopefully Overbrook focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Sunday.
On Sunday, Overbrook humbled Great Oaks with a 78-21 victory.
Overbrook's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Omar Davis, who scored 23 points along with 5 rebounds and 5 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Davis has scored at least 25% of Overbrook's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tahmiere Manning, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Meanwhile, West Catholic came up short against Malvern Prep on Saturday and fell 56-47. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for West Catholic in their matchups with Malvern Prep: they've now lost three in a row.
Overbrook's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for West Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Overbrook came up short against West Catholic in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, falling 48-42. Can Overbrook avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.