Overhills and E.E. Smith are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Overhills Jaguars will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in Overhills' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
Last Friday, Overhills didn't have too much trouble with Terry Sanford as they won 73-54.
Overhills found their leader in sophomore Ja?Von Motta, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Motta a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Another player making a difference was Demelvin Steele, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.
Overhills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask E.E. Smith). They breezed by Fayetteville Christian to the tune of 73-32 on Saturday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Golden Bulls as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
E.E. Smith's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Overhills, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Overhills came out on top in a nail-biter against E.E. Smith when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 55-53. Will Overhills repeat their success, or does E.E. Smith have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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