Basketball Game Preview: O'Connor Eagles vs. Mountain View Toros

By Team Reports Feb 19, 2024, 3:36am

Preview: O'Connor Eagles vs. Mountain View Toros

O'Connor has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Mountain View Toros at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully O'Connor is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Arizona (they are ranked 24th, while Mountain View is ranked 109th).

Last Thursday, O'Connor suffered a rough 53-31 defeat at the hands of Hamilton. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for O'Connor in their matchups with Hamilton: they've now lost six in a row.

Despite the loss, O'Connor saw an underclassman step up: Bella Overlock scored nine points along with six rebounds and two steals. Overlock is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played.

Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mountain View had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They managed a 50-45 victory over the Stallions.

O'Connor's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-9. As for Mountain View, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-15.

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