The Ocoee Knights had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.6 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They snuck past Haines City with a 38-32 victory.
Ocoee had a senior duo take command as Micah Hannah scored 12 points along with six rebounds and four steals and Paris Triplett dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Hannah has scored at least 25% of Ocoee's points.
Despite the loss, Haines City had strong showings from Zebrelle Canaday, who scored 16 points, and Arissa Jenkins, who scored 15 points. The matchup was Jenkins' 11th in a row with at least ten points.
Ocoee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Haines City, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-2.
Ocoee and Leesburg will face off at 3:00 p.m. on December 30, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Leesburg will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line. Haines City and Central Florida Christian Academy will face off at 1:30 p.m. on December 30, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Central Florida Christian Academy is on a four-game streak of home wins, Haines City a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
