Basketball Game Preview: Overlake Owls vs. South Whidbey Falcons

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Previous 5 Games

01/18/25 - Away	55-35 W
02/02/24 - Home	72-62 W
01/06/24 - Away	65-49 W
01/15/22 - Home	70-30 W
02/14/17 - Away	57-53 W

Overlake has gone 5-0 against South Whidbey recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Overlake Owls face off against the South Whidbey Falcons at 7:15 p.m. One thing working in Overlake's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.

Last Friday, Overlake came up short against King's and fell 64-56. The loss continues a trend for the Owls in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost five in a row.

Meanwhile, South Whidbey earned a 51-39 victory over Granite Falls on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.

Overlake better keep an eye on Cody Redford. He was instrumental in South Whidbey's win, going 6 of 10 en route to 15 points. Redford has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Grady Davis was another key player, going 5 for 8 on his way to 10 points and five rebounds.

South Whidbey is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Overlake, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 9-6.

Overlake took their win against South Whidbey when the teams last played last Saturday by a conclusive 55-35. In that contest, Overlake amassed a halftime lead of 36-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.