It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Timber Creek can now relate to. They took a 49-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ocoee Knights on Friday. The matchup marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Serene Exalant
| 02/21/25 vs Ocoee | 60% |
| 02/18/25 vs West Port | 50% |
| 02/13/25 vs DeLand | 55% |
| 02/08/25 vs Colonial | 69% |
| 02/06/25 vs Boone | 50% |
| 01/30/25 @ Gateway | 57% |
Timber Creek's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Serene Exalant, who to rack up 13 points and five rebounds. Exalant is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 50% in the last six games she's played. Samantha Tucker was another key player, putting up six points and six boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ocoee to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dakara Merthie, who dropped a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 boards gave Merthie a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gabby Fortius, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds.
Timber Creek's loss dropped their record down to 25-5. As for Ocoee, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
Timber Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Ocoee will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Winter Haven at 1:00 p.m. on March 7th. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Winter Haven comes in on 17 and Ocoee on 12.
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