With a playoff game on the line, the Evans Trojans rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 80-71. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Arosco Dubois was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. He also posted two blocks for the first time this season. Antonio Pollard was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.
Despite the loss, Ocoee still got an impressive performance from Justin Smith, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Andreas Smith, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
Ocoee struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Evans racked up 13 assists.
Evans is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Ocoee, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-9.
Evans will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Lake Mary at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. Lake Mary will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 190th, while Evans is ranked 40th). As for Ocoee, they will head out on the road to face off against Lake Brantley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Brantley is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season.
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