Overhills entered their tilt with New Life Christian Academy on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the New Life Christian Academy Monarchs as they made off with a 72-49 win. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 23 points or more this season.
Overhills' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Deshaun Barton led the charge by going 6 for 15 en route to 13 points plus six assists and five steals. With that strong performance, Barton is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Caleb Ross, who went 7 for 13 en route to 14 points plus eight rebounds.
Overhills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Several Monarchs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Asany Richmond, who went 5 for 7 en route to 11 points plus three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Baldwin, who went 5 for 9 en route to 15 points.
Overhills' record is now 4-1. As for New Life Christian Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.
Overhills will head out to face off against Terry Sanford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Overhills knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Terry Sanford likes a good challenge. New Life Christian Academy has already played their next contest (against Overhills), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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