The Overton Eagles will challenge the St. Patrick's Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Overton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Overton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Brady with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 72-58.
| 01/14/25 vs Brady | 5 |
| 12/15/23 @ Pleasanton | 3 |
| 12/08/23 vs Axtell | 2 |
| 11/30/23 @ Arapahoe | 2 |
| 01/11/25 vs Maxwell | 1 |
Overton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brody Fleischman led the charge by going 7 for 9 en route to 17 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Those five assists gave Fleischman a new career-high. Brock McCarter was another key player, going 6 of 10 on his way to 12 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Fleischman wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Overton was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick's posted their closest victory since December 29, 2023 on Thursday. They skirted past Broken Bow 53-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Irish have posted against the Indians since December 4, 2015.
St. Patrick's is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Overton, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Overton might still be hurting after the 69-44 defeat they got from St. Patrick's in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Overton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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