After flying high against Westover last Tuesday, Triton came back down to earth. The Triton Hawks took a 67-49 bruising from the Overhills Jaguars on Saturday. The Hawks were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Jaguars earlier this season, when they won 45-37.
Ro'Mello Pegues
| 02/22/25 vs Overhills | 7 |
| 01/31/25 @ Western Harnett | 4 |
| 01/03/25 vs Western Harnett | 4 |
| 12/12/24 vs Smithfield-Selma | 4 |
| 12/04/24 @ South Johnston | 4 |
Triton's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ro'Mello Pegues, who posted 16 points along with seven steals and six boards. The dominant performance gave Pegues a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Demarbiaz Devane, who earned 11 points and five rebounds.
Cj Roland had an outrageously good game for Overhills as he went 7-for-10 to rack up 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiden Odom, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards.
Triton's loss dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Overhills, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
As of now, neither Triton nor Overhills have any future games scheduled.
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