Basketball Preview: Imhotep Charter Panthers vs. Overbrook Panthers
Imhotep Charter has gone 3-0 against Overbrook recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Imhotep Charter Panthers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Overbrook Panthers at 3:15 p.m. Imhotep Charter will be strutting in after a victory while Overbrook will be coming in after a defeat.
Overbrook is hoping to do what St. Joseph's Prep couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Imhotep Charter's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at 18 games. Imhotep Charter came out on top against St. Joseph's Prep by a score of 75-67.
Meanwhile, Overbrook ended up a good deal behind Marple Newtown on Tuesday and lost 62-48.
Despite the loss, Overbrook got top-tier performance from Jalen Holmes, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Omar Warring, who went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points plus eight rebounds and two blocks.
Imhotep Charter's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Overbrook, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Imhotep Charter strolled past Overbrook when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 64-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Imhotep Charter since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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