Overton has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Southern Valley Eagles at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Overton has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 370 points over their last six matches.
Overton scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Gibbon as Overton made off with a 79-58 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, Southern Valley struggled with offensive rebounds on Friday (Axtell had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Southern Valley was the victim of a tough 68-45 defeat at the hands of Axtell. Southern Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match pitted two dominant forwards against one another in Kamden Bose and Ethan Morgan. Morgan had a great game and dropped a double-double on 19 points and 18 rebounds. Meanwhile, Bose was balling out in the loss, scoring 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
The victory got Overton back to even at 11-11. As for Southern Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season.
Overton might still be hurting after the 64-38 defeat they got from Southern Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bose, who scored 18 points. Now that Overton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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