Basketball Game Preview: Overton Mustangs vs. Union Grove Lions

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Previous Games

12/27/24 - Home	50-38 W
12/14/24 - Neutral	46-32 W
02/20/24 - Away	62-42 W
12/29/23 - Home	58-24 W
11/20/23 - Away	53-44 W
+ 5 more games

Overton and Union Grove are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Overton Mustangs will host the Union Grove Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Overton sitting on eight straight wins and Union Grove on five.

If Overton beats Union Grove with 50 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Overton came out on top against Arp by a score of 50-43 on Friday.

Meanwhile, Union Grove hadn't done well against McLeod recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. Union Grove took down McLeod 54-38.

Overton's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for Union Grove, their win bumped their record up to 20-13.

Overton beat Union Grove 50-38 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Does Overton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Union Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.