The Okeechobee Brahmans lost against the Centennial Eagles back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Okeechobee took a 45-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Centennial. Okeechobee has not had much luck with Centennial recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Okeechobee lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Oliver Saunders, who scored 12 points along with two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of John White iii, who scored four points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.
Centennial's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jeremy Felix, who scored 11 points along with four steals. Louis Llinas was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Okeechobee's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Centennial, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Okeechobee will face off against John Carroll Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully John Carroll Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up five on Friday. Centennial won't have much time to rest: their next game is against South Fork at 7:00 p.m. on January 12th. South Fork will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
