The Loomis Wolves kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 49-35 bruising from Overton. Loomis has not had much luck with Overton recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Loomis' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Zeigh Booe, who scored 11 points along with 6 steals and 5 rebounds, and Addison Perry who scored 8 points along with 3 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Carly Stewart, who scored 7 points along with 5 rebounds.
Overton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jolee Ryan, who scored 21 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Ryan has scored at least 25% of Overton's points. Ashlyn Florell was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 6 assists and 6 steals.
Loomis' defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Overton, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Loomis will take on Sumner-Eddyville-Miller at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Sumner-Eddyville-Miller focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Friday. Overton and Gibbon will face off at 7:15 p.m. on December 5th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Gibbon focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 on Friday.
