Basketball Preview: Okeechobee Brahmans vs. Lincoln Park Academy Greyhounds
The Okeechobee Brahmans will square off against the Lincoln Park Academy Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Okeechobee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 49-25 margin over Pahokee on Wednesday.
Okeechobee can attribute much of their success to Kendranique Wiggins, who had 18 points, and Sally Osceola, who scored 14 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Wiggins has scored at least a third of Okeechobee's points.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Park Academy put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Palm Beach Central for the full four quarters, racking up a 66-33 victory. Fans of the Greyhounds have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Lincoln Park Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Olivia Titherington led the charge by going 7 for 13 en route to 20 points plus five rebounds and four steals. Titherington's evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Juliana Ball was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 14 points plus five steals.
Lincoln Park Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Lincoln Park Academy pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points per game. As for Okeechobee, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3.
Okeechobee took a serious blow against Lincoln Park Academy when the teams last played back in January, falling 77-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Titherington, who went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points plus five assists and three steals. Now that Okeechobee knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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