Overton was the 56-44 winner over Elm Creek when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Overton Eagles took a hard 64-50 fall against the Elm Creek Buffaloes on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Buffaloes are ranked 33rd).
When it comes to explaining why Overton lost, don't look at Gracen Hughes. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave Hughes a new career-high in points. Halynn Hughes was another key player, putting up five points in addition to seven assists and six rebounds.
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| 01/31/25 vs Elm Creek | 50-64 |
| 01/28/25 vs Shelton | 31-54 |
Even though they lost, Overton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 47 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elm Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chelsea Kottich, who went 6 for 11 en route to 14 points along with seven boards and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendal Cavenee, who went 5 of 12 on her way to 11 points in addition to five assists and five steals.
Overton's record is now 11-7. As for Elm Creek, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 17-1.
It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Overton Eagles challenge the Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on February 11th. As for Elm Creek, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] at 7:00 p.m. on February 11th.
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