Seminoles
| 01/18/25 @ East Poinsett County | 50-49 |
| 01/14/25 @ Manila | 63-46 |
| 01/07/25 vs Hoxie | 81-31 |
Osceola had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They slipped by the East Poinsett County Warriors 50-49. For the Seminoles, this counts as revenge for the 68-67 win the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.
Osceola's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maurice Washington led the charge by going 6 for 12 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeriyan Long, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 boards.
Osceola was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Poinsett County only posted ten assists.
East Poinsett County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jacob Gaines, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. The contest was Gaines' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Quincy Perry was another key player, going 5 of 10 en route to 13 points.
Osceola is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for East Poinsett County, they moved to 12-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Osceola wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 92-63 victory against Newport on the 21st. As for East Poinsett County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-66 win against Rector on the 20th.
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