The Antioch Bears are taking a road trip to face off against the Overton Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Tuesday, Antioch came up short against Hillsboro and fell 57-46. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Burros are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Overton). They breezed past Hunters Lane to the tune of 83-44 on Tuesday. The Bobcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Overton's win came from a few key players Antioch will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was William Livingston, who went 6 of 7 from beyond the arc to rack up 20 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (88%). Jehmel Madison was another key player, going 6 for 14 en route to 16 points and eight assists.
Overton was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Overton and bumps their season record up to 11-11. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 43.5% in those games and 28.8% outside of them. As for Antioch, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 15-7.
Antioch was able to grind out a solid victory over Overton in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 60-53. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Overton's Elijah Browne, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 18 points and six boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Antioch still be able to contain Browne? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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