The Overfelt Royals just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Gunn Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Overfelt is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against San Mateo on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Overfelt had to suffer through a 50-23 loss at the hands of San Mateo. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1000th, while the Bearcats are ranked 365th).
Meanwhile, Gunn suffered their closest defeat since January 5, 2024 two weeks ago. They fell just short of Sacred Heart Prep by a score of 40-37. The Titans have struggled against the Gators recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
This is the second loss in a row for Overfelt and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Gunn, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Overfelt was dealt a bruising 46-14 defeat at the hands of Gunn in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Overfelt avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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