The Overton Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Arp Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Overton is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Monday, Overton didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cushing, but they still walked away with a 50-45 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 543rd, while the Bearkats are ranked 1322nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Overton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jayden Edwards, who went 6-for-13 on his way to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Bryce Still, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, Arp suffered their closest defeat since December 1, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of West Rusk by a score of 60-57.
Overton pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 36.2% in those games and 25.6% outside of them. As for Arp, their loss dropped their record down to 16-8.
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