Beckville is 5-0 against Overton since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Beckville Bearcats will square off against the Overton Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Beckville is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Beckville walked away with it. They walked away with a 54-47 victory over the Eagles on Tuesday. Given Beckville's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while Woden is ranked 1198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Overton put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Union Grove 62-42.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Overton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryce Still, who scored 16 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. Still has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Edwards, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Beckville is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for Overton, their victory bumped their record up to 25-4.
Everything came up roses for Beckville against Overton when the teams last played back in February of 2022 as the squad secured a 89-42 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beckville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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