Pahokee hasn't had much luck against Okeechobee recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. Having just played yesterday, the Pahokee Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Okeechobee Brahmans at 7:30 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-30, which was the final score in Pahokee's tilt against Glades Central on Tuesday. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Okeechobee had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Panthers 62-27. The Brahmans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 31 points or more this season.
Okeechobee's win came from a few key players Pahokee will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Oliver Saunders, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 8.3 boards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of James Jasper, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards.
Okeechobee's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Pahokee, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Pahokee suffered a grim 57-35 defeat to Okeechobee in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Pahokee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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