Kingsbury lost against Overton two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Kingsbury Falcons had to suffer through a 76-23 loss at the hands of the Overton Wolverines. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 318th, while the Wolverines are ranked 113th).
Despite the loss, Kingsbury saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Maleah Ward posted 15 points. That was a full 65.2% of Kingsbury's points, marking the 13th time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Overton to victory were Nia Smith and Dallas McElroy. Smith dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds, while McElroy almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine steals. McElroy continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Gabrielle Covington, who scored nine points.
This is the second loss in a row for Kingsbury and nudges their season record down to 9-12. As for Overton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-6.
Kingsbury has already played their next match, a 56-25 defeat against Memphis Central on the 4th. As for Overton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 48-47 loss against Memphis East on the 4th.
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