Overton suffered their closest defeat since January 10th on Friday. They fell just short of the Elm Creek Buffaloes by a score of 58-55. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Buffaloes: they've now lost seven in a row.
| 12/17/24 @ Anselmo-Merna | 10 |
| 01/31/25 vs Elm Creek | 12 |
| 12/06/24 @ Loomis | 10 |
| 01/02/25 vs Sandhills/Thedford | 10 |
| 02/22/24 @ Loomis | 8 |
Overton's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eli Luther, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. The dominant performance gave Luther a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock McCarter, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards.
Elm Creek got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Quin Oberg out in front who dropped a triple-double on 23 points, 11 rebounds, and ten steals. Oberg's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Blake Erickson was another key player, going 9 of 19 en route to 23 points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
Overton now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Elm Creek, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 15-2.
Overton has already played their next match, a 54-35 victory against Wilcox-Hildreth on the 1st. As for Elm Creek, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-46 win against Overton on the 4th.
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