Having just played yesterday, the Overhills Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Union Pines Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Overhills sitting on three straight wins and Union Pines on five.
Overhills' tournament run continued when they took on Cummings on Friday. Overhills put the hurt on Cummings with a sharp 67-41 victory. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 23 points or more this season.
| 12/27/24 vs Cummings | 22 |
| 12/26/24 vs Southern Alamance | 15 |
| 12/12/24 @ Western Harnett | 17 |
Overhills found their leader in sophomore Ja?Von Motta, who went 8 for 18 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds. Motta's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Roland, who posted 15 points and three steals.
While Union Pines didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They snuck past Glenn with a 53-48 win on Friday.
Overhills' victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Union Pines, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Overhills didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Union Pines in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 50-44 victory. Will Overhills repeat their success, or does Union Pines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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