The Alto Yellowjackets will venture away from home to challenge the Overton Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Alto strolled past Cushing with points to spare, taking the game 80-62.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Overton). They claimed a resounding 87-32 victory over Carlisle. The win was familiar territory for the Mustangs who have now won three games in a row.
Overton's win came from a few key players Alto will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Christian Hall, who went 6 of 13 en route to 14 points along with seven steals and five boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. Joey Zalman was another key player, putting up 13 points in addition to seven assists and four steals.
Overton was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Overton is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Alto, their record now sits at 17-8.
Alto suffered a grim 52-32 defeat to Overton in their previous matchup on January 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Overton's Jayden Edwards, who posted 13 points and five steals. Now that Alto knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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