Key West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 45-41 heartbreaker at the hands of the NSU University Sharks. While losing is never fun, the Conchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 552nd, while the Sharks are ranked 127th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead NSU University to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kenna Cohen-Osceola, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Cohen-Osceola a new career-high in blocks (six). Lielle Montgomery was another key player, putting up eight points along with ten boards and four steals.
Key West's defeat dropped their record down to 1-19. As for NSU University, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Key West will take on Northwestern on Thursday. Northwestern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.2 points per game this season. NSU University does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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