After flying high against Motivation last Friday, Overbrook came back down to earth. The Overbrook Panthers fell 65-56 to Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 355th, while Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech are ranked 159th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech to victory, but perhaps none more so than Makaii Akridge, who went 9 of 18 en route to 19 points. Akridge has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more points the last 11 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jarrell Little, who posted 16 points.
Overbrook's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Overbrook does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech, they will square off against Sankofa Freedom Academy at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 contests.
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