The Overbrook Panthers pushed their score all the way to 55 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. The matchup between Overbrook and Constitution wasn't particularly close, with Overbrook falling 71-55. While losing is never fun, Overbrook can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while Constitution is ranked 46th).
Overbrook lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Nasir Kelly, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds. Kelly has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tahmiere Manning, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Kyree Latimer was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds for Constitution. Latimer has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Perry Fields, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and five blocks.
This is the second loss in a row for Overbrook and nudges their season record down to 9-7. As for Constitution, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Overbrook's road trip will continue as they head out to face Mastery Charter North - Pickett at 12:00 p.m. on January 20th. Mastery Charter North - Pickett is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak. As for Constitution, they will head out on the road to face off against Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
