Even though the Overhills Jaguars scored an imposing 56 points on Wednesday, the Westover Wolverines still came out on top. Westover snuck past Overhills with a 62-56 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Westover.
Westover's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rmani Robinson, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Robinson has scored all season. Cheyenne Soles was another key contributor, scoring 19 points.
Despite the loss, Overhills had strong showings from Najiha Allen, who scored 25 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds, and Eva Mcrae, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Mcrae hasn't dropped below two blocks for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Anaiah Mcgee, who scored four points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Westover's win bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Overhills, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
Westover will be playing at home against E.E. Smith at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Westover knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully E.E. Smith likes a good challenge. As for Overhills, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Triton at 5:30 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully Overhills focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Wednesday.
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