If Union Grove was riding high fresh off their 70-45 takedown of Harleton last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Union Grove Lions took a 50-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Overton Mustangs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 929th, while the Mustangs are ranked 449th).
Overton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Christian Hall, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Hall continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Holleman, who posted eight points in addition to seven assists and seven boards.
Union Grove has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season. As for Overton, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Union Grove wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 51-46 win against Harmony on the 31st. As for Overton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-24 victory against McLeod on the 31st.
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