The Gibbon Buffaloes were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 79-58 walloping at the hands of Overton. Gibbon was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Overton apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.
Despite the loss, Gibbon still got an impressive performance from Tyler Weismann, who scored 34 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. That was a full 58.6% of Gibbon's points, marking the 20th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jonathan DelCid was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Eli Luther was his usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with six rebounds and five assists for Overton. Luther is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Banzhaf, who scored 13 points along with six assists and two steals.
Gibbon's loss dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Overton, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Gibbon will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Kearney Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Kearney Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday. As for Overton, they will take on Southern Valley at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Overton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matches -- so hopefully Southern Valley likes a good challenge.
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