Overland fought the good fight in their overtime match against Eaglecrest on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eaglecrest Raptors by a score of 62-59. The Trailblazers have struggled against the Raptors recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Dontae Graham
| 02/20/25 @ Eaglecrest | 16 |
| 01/29/25 vs Arapahoe | 11 |
| 02/07/25 vs Cherokee Trail | 10 |
| 02/05/25 @ Grandview | 9 |
| 01/31/25 @ Eaglecrest | 7 |
| + 4 more games |
Defeat or not, Overland got some senior leadership from Siraaj Ali and Dontae Graham. Ali posted 20 points, while Graham dropped a double-double with ten points and 16 boards. Graham is becoming a predictor of Overland's success: when he posts at least ten rebounds the team is 2-1 (and 7-12 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Lawrence Amedor, who put up six points.
Garrett Barger was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 20 points and 19 boards for Eaglecrest. Lucas Kalimba was another key player, on his way to 13 points.
Overland's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Eaglecrest, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-2.
Overland has already played their next game, a 78-64 victory against Grandview on the 22nd. As for Eaglecrest, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-52 win against Smoky Hill on the 22nd.
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