Basketball Preview: Okeechobee Brahmans vs. Lake Wales Highlanders
The Okeechobee Brahmans will head out to challenge the Lake Wales Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Okeechobee is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing DeSoto County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Okeechobee blew DeSoto County out of the water with a 65-34 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Brahmans had established a 30 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Lake Wales took care of business in their home opener on Monday (barely). They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Avon Park 63-61.
The victory made it two in a row for Okeechobee and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Lake Wales, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Okeechobee came up short against Lake Wales in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 57-53. Can Okeechobee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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