The Carlisle Indians will square off against the Overton Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Carlisle is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
On Friday, Carlisle opened the new year with a less-than-successful 55-42 defeat to Cushing. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1538th, while the Bearkats are ranked 565th).
Overton not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since December 1, 2025 (when they won 66-19). They blew past New Summerfield 55-25. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now won six in a row.
Carlisle's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Overton, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Carlisle was dealt a bruising 87-32 defeat at the hands of Overton in their previous meeting back in January of 2025. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Indians were down 42-6.
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