East River lost against Ocoee back in December of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The East River Falcons had to suffer through a 62-28 loss at the hands of the Ocoee Knights. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Knights are ranked 27th).
Dakara Merthie was her usual excellent self, going 11 for 17 on her way to 28 points in addition to five boards and four steals for Ocoee. That makes it five consecutive games in which Merthie has scored at least a third of Ocoee's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayla Weiser, who posted five points along with nine assists and five steals.
East River dropped their record down to 4-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Ocoee, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
East River didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-21 loss against Gateway on the 13th. As for Ocoee, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 55-43 victory against West Orange on the 13th.
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