The Overhills Jaguars will take on the Pine Forest Trojans at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Overhills is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since March 1, 2024 on Thursday. They lost 75-50 to Triton. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Jaguars came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Hawks are ranked 245th).
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Ja?Von Motta and Ro'Mello Pegues. Pegues had a great game and went 10 of 13 on his way to 29 points and five rebounds. Meanwhile, Motta did his best for the losing side, putting up 16 points.
Meanwhile, Pine Forest had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 69-47 win. With Pine Forest ahead 38-11 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Pine Forest's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Overhills, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Overhills strolled past Pine Forest when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 73-56. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pine Forest's Nehemiah Mcdonald, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Overhills to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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