Basketball Preview: E.E. Smith Golden Bulls vs. Overhills Jaguars
E.E. Smith is 10-0 against Overhills since November of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The E.E. Smith Golden Bulls will face off against the Overhills Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. E.E. Smith is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.
Overhills is hoping to do what Triton couldn't on Friday: put an end to E.E. Smith's winning streak, which now stands at three games. E.E. Smith blew past Triton 72-32. The Golden Bulls pushed the score to 64-25 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hawks had no chance of recovering from.
E.E. Smith found their leader in sophomore Alonnie Baldwin - Muldrow, who went 10 for 15 en route to 23 points plus five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Baldwin - Muldrow has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Azariah Brunson, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
E.E. Smith smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 31 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Overhills came up short against Richmond on Saturday and fell 54-45. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
E.E. Smith pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points per game. As for Overhills, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
E.E. Smith beat Overhills 65-52 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Overhills' Najiha Allen, who went 9 for 16 en route to 22 points plus eight assists and eight rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will E.E. Smith still be able to contain Allen? There's only one way to find out.
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