You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Overhills on Wednesday. They blew past the Harnett Central Trojans 68-42. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jaguars.
Overhills was led to victory by Ja?Von Motta and Deshaun Barton. Motta went 11 for 17 en route to 26 points plus five steals, while Barton went 10 for 18 en route to 25 points plus five assists and five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Motta has scored at least a third of Overhills' points. Another player making a difference was Jordan Bryant, who earned four points in addition to five rebounds.
Overhills was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harnett Central only racked up seven.
Despite the loss, Harnett Central still got an impressive performance from Kyrese Williams, who went 5 for 7 en route to 20 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Temple, who earned seven points in addition to two steals.
Overhills' victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for Harnett Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Overhills will face off against Pinecrest at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Harnett Central, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Hobbton, where tip off is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
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