Basketball Recap: Osceola Takes a Loss

Osceola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 55-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Altamonte Christian Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Kowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 426th, while the Eagles are ranked 152nd).

When it comes to explaining why Osceola lost, don't look at Keyanna S.. Despite the final result, she posted 24 points. That was a full 51.1% of Osceola's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Patricia R., who scored ten points.

Altamonte Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Alexis Hill out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Hill has been hot for a while, having posted nine or more boards the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayleigh Cooper, who earned 15 points along with six assists and five steals.

Osceola's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Altamonte Christian, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 10-1.

Osceola didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 41-31 defeat against Davenport on the 19th. As for Altamonte Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 37-32 win against St. Augustine on the 19th.