The Osceola Kowboys's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their seventh straight loss. The New Year welcomed they with a 45-14 whooping from Tohopekaliga. While losing is never fun, Osceola can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 512th, while Tohopekaliga is ranked 196th).
Patricia Rodriguez was Osceola's leading scorer, having posted five points.
Osceola's loss was their fourth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 1-9. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 16.5 points per game. As for Tohopekaliga, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Osceola won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against St. Cloud at 7:30 p.m. on January 4th. Hopefully St. Cloud focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 last Friday. Tohopekaliga won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Evans at 7:00 p.m. on January 4th. Hopefully Evans focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 last Wednesday.
