Overhills and Richmond squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Overhills had to settle for second. They lost to the Richmond Raiders on the road by a 80-61 margin. The Jaguars were down 67-45 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Ja'Von Motta
| 02/28/25 @ Richmond | 22 |
| 02/25/25 vs Cleveland | 17 |
| 02/22/25 @ Triton | 13 |
| 02/18/25 @ E.E. Smith | 10 |
| 02/17/25 @ Pine Forest | 9 |
| + 21 more games |
Despite the loss, Overhills had strong showings from Jaiden Odom, who shot 55% from the field en route to 14 points and seven rebounds, and Ja'Von Motta, who went 9-for-17 on his way to 22 points and three steals. Motta continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Deshaun Barton was another key player, putting up ten points along with six boards and five steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Richmond to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ahaiver McDonald, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 20 points. McDonald's big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jay Hamilton, who went 7-for-12 on his way to 15 points.
Overhills' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points over those games. As for Richmond, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Overhills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Richmond, they will challenge New Hanover at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as New Hanover comes in on 23 and Richmond on three.
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