The Overhills Jaguars will challenge the Hoke County Bucks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Overhills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.3 points per game this season.
On Saturday, Overhills was fully in charge, breezing past Arts 80-38. Overhills has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Overhills' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Najiha Allen, who went 12 for 13 from beyond the arc on her way to 42 points along with seven boards and five steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Allen has scored at least a third of Overhills' points. Another player making a difference was Paris Autry, who made all 11 shots she took for 27 points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Overhills was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Hoke County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Fairmont and fell 55-23. While losing is never fun, the Bucks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 442nd, while the Golden Tornadoes are ranked 20th).
Overhills is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.6 points. As for Hoke County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Everything went Overhills' way against Hoke County when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Overhills made off with a 75-51 victory. In that game, Overhills amassed a halftime lead of 41-19, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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