The Overhills Jaguars had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They took down Pine Forest 60-46. Overhills pushed the score to 53-29 by the end of the third, a deficit Pine Forest cut but never quite recovered from.
Overhills' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Eva Mcrae led the charge by dropping a triple-double on 12 points, 13 rebounds, and ten blocks. Mcrae hasn't dropped below two blocks for 11 straight games. Najiha Allen was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Despite the loss, Pine Forest still got an impressive performance from Leilani Rankin, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rankin has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Daisha Washington, who scored six points.
Overhills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Pine Forest, they dropped their record down to 11-14 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Overhills and Terry Sanford will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Terry Sanford has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 395 points over their last six matchups. Pine Forest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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