Jensen Beach hasn't had much luck against Okeechobee recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Jensen Beach Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Okeechobee Brahmans at 7:30 p.m. Jensen Beach will be strutting in after a win while Okeechobee will be coming in after a loss.
Jensen Beach is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Somerset College Prep Academy 72-39. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Spartans are ranked 678th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Okeechobee played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Central, falling 88-43. The defeat continues a trend for the Brahmans in their matchups with the Cobras: they've now lost three in a row.
Okeechobee's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Jensen Beach, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 13-10.
Jensen Beach didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Okeechobee in their previous meeting on January 14th, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jensen Beach since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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