Basketball Game Preview: Wings Academy Wings vs. Overbrook Panthers

The Wings Academy Wings will challenge the Overbrook Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wings Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.2 points per game this season.

Wings Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Eagle Academy on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wings Academy was beaten by Eagle Academy 96-48. The contest marked the Wings 's lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Despite their loss, Wings Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Fabian Jimbo, who posted 11 points and seven boards, was perhaps the best of all. Mohamed Bah was another key player, putting up 15 points and seven rebounds.

Meanwhile, Overbrook escaped with a win on Tuesday against Audenried by the margin of a single free throw, 60-59. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.

Wings Academy better focus on containing Jalen Holmes and Omar Warring as the pair were huge in Overbrook's win. Holmes dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds, while Warring dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Warring has been hot, having also posted two or more blocks the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kalief Armstrong, who had ten points.

This is the second loss in a row for Wings Academy and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Overbrook, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Wings Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 34 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Overbrook struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.