Overhills and Westover are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Overhills Jaguars will face off against the Westover Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Overhills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.3 points per game this season.
Overhills is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Western Harnett: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Overhills blew Western Harnett out of the water with a 61-32 final score. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Eagles are ranked 457th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Overhills' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Najiha Allen, who went 9 for 17 on her way to 21 points along with eight boards and seven steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Allen has scored at least a third of Overhills' points. Unique Cooke was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Westover earned a 46-34 win over Triton on Tuesday.
Overhills has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.5 points. As for Westover, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Everything went Overhills' way against Westover in their previous matchup on January 3rd, as Overhills made off with a 69-47 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Overhills since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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