Okeechobee lost against Central back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Okeechobee Brahmans had to suffer through a 88-43 loss at the hands of the Central Cobras. While losing is never fun, the Brahmans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Cobras are ranked 59th).
| 01/10/24 vs Eau Gallie | 20 |
| 12/12/23 vs Port St. Lucie | 19 |
| 12/11/24 vs Pahokee | 19 |
| 02/01/24 vs Glades Central | 18 |
| 12/01/23 vs Lake Placid | 18 |
When it comes to explaining why Okeechobee lost, don't look at Oliver Saunders. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 10 en route to 15 points. That's the most points Saunders has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Channing Delagall, who posted nine points.
Leading Central to victory were Joseph Gayle and Christian Maxon. Gayle shot 4-for-6 from deep and dropped a triple-double on 30 points, 11 boards, and ten assists, while Maxon went 7 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 25 points and six assists. The match was Gayle's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Maxon, who scored 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists.
Okeechobee's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Okeechobee didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-46 defeat against Jensen Beach on the 31st. Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
