Overton suffered their biggest loss since January 9th on Friday. They had to suffer through a 62-21 loss at the hands of the Elm Creek Buffaloes. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-8.
Daisy Ryan was Overton's leading scorer, having posted six points. Mickailee Reil took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Elm Creek was led to victory by Ashlyn Hellriegel and Kendal Cavenee. Hellriegel shot 80% from the field on her way to 19 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Cavenee went 7-for-12 to rack up 16 points and seven boards. What's more, Hellriegel also posted a 75% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in December of 2025. Another player making a difference was Chelsea Kottich, who posted nine points.
This is the second loss in a row for Overton and nudges their season record down to 14-4. As for Elm Creek, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Overton will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Wilcox-Hildreth at 6:00 p.m. on the 10th. As for Elm Creek, they will be playing at home against Axtell at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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