The Ocoee Knights will face off against the Lake Mary Rams at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ocoee is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Olympia: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Ocoee blew Olympia out of the water with a 97-4 final score. With the Knights ahead 63-3 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Dakara Merthie had a dynamite game for Ocoee, almost dropping a triple-double on 24 points, nine rebounds, and 15 steals. Another player making a difference was Jaylla Williams, who went 8 for 9 en route to 17 points plus seven steals.
Ocoee smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lake Mary won against Evans last Monday with 50 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Monday. Lake Mary took their game with ease, bagging a 50-11 victory over Seminole. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
Lake Mary's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Ocoee, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Ocoee took a serious blow against Lake Mary in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, falling 62-23. Can Ocoee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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