Overton was the 62-48 winner over Bertrand when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Overton Eagles were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 60-59 to the Bertrand Vikings. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/18/25 vs Bertrand | 28 |
| 01/17/25 @ St. Patrick's | 16 |
| 01/14/25 vs Brady | 20 |
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Eli Luther, who went 10 for 20 on his way to 28 points and six rebounds. Luther's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Brock McCarter was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 13 boards.
Even though they lost, Overton was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bertrand only posted seven assists.
Marcus Hernandez was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds for Bertrand. Those 23 points gave Hernandez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Nelson, who went 5 of 11 en route to 13 points and six boards.
Overton's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-7. As for Bertrand, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4.
Overton has already played their next game (against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood]), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bertrand will be playing in front of their home fans against Maywood/Hayes Center at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Bertrand's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.
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