Basketball Game Preview: Okeechobee Brahmans vs. Pahokee Blue Devils

By Team Reports Dec 11, 2024, 1:39am

Basketball Preview: Okeechobee Brahmans vs. Pahokee Blue Devils

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Okeechobee is 7-0 against Pahokee since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Okeechobee Brahmans will welcome the Pahokee Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Okeechobee is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.

Okeechobee will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 35-point drubbing they dealt Heritage on Friday. Okeechobee blew past Heritage 62-27. The Brahmans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 31 points or more this season.

Oliver Saunders

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12/06/24 vs Heritage11
12/04/24 @ Lake Wales15
12/02/24 @ DeSoto County10
11/22/24 @ LaBelle8
11/20/24 vs Melbourne2

Okeechobee's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Oliver Saunders, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards. With that strong performance, Saunders is now averaging an impressive 8.3 rebounds per game. James Jasper was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-30, which was the final score in Pahokee's tilt against Glades Central on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost eight in a row.

Pahokee's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Okeechobee, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.

Everything went Okeechobee's way against Pahokee when the teams last played back in February of 2023, as Okeechobee made off with a 57-35 victory. Does Okeechobee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pahokee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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