Basketball Game Preview: Overbrook Rams vs. Gloucester City Lions

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 3:51am

Preview: Overbrook Rams vs. Gloucester City Lions

The Overbrook Rams will take on the Gloucester City Lions at TBD on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Wednesday, Overbrook strolled past Wildwood with points to spare, taking the game 59-44.

Meanwhile, even though Florence Township Memorial scored an imposing 55 points on Thursday, Gloucester City still came out on top. Gloucester City walked away with a 62-55 win over Florence Township Memorial. The win made it back-to-back wins for Gloucester City.

Gloucester City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jake Smith led the charge by scoring 20 points along with eight rebounds. Smith continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Kadon Harris was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.

Overbrook has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Gloucester City, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-12.

Overbrook couldn't quite finish off Gloucester City when the teams last played back in March of 2020 and fell 56-54. Can Overbrook avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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