Basketball Game Preview: Osceola Kowboys vs. Winter Springs Bears

The Osceola Kowboys will head out to challenge the Winter Springs Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Osceola has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight losses, while Winter Springs will come in with four straight wins.

Last Tuesday, Osceola came up short against Tohopekaliga and fell 38-29.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Winter Springs against Windermere on Tuesday as the squad secured a 49-15 victory. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 26 points or more this season.

Winter Springs is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points per game. As for Osceola, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.

Osceola was dealt a bruising 66-33 loss at the hands of Winter Springs in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Winter Springs' Sydney Hanson, who went 8 of 13 en route to 20 points and three steals. Now that Osceola knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.