The Cummings Cavaliers and the Overhills Jaguars will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Cummings is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy on Thursday by a score of 71-57 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Cavaliers with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Overhills strolled past Southern Alamance with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 68-50. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Patriots are ranked 536th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Overhills' win came from a few key players Cummings will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ja?Von Motta, who posted 15 points along with six assists and four steals. Those six assists gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Deshaun Barton, who went 8 of 15 en route to 18 points along with six assists and three steals.
Overhills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in eight consecutive games.
Overhills' victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Cummings, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
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