Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Ocoee Knights walked away with it. They breezed by the Blue Darters on the road to the tune of 51-24 on Friday. Ocoee has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Micah Hannah was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine steals. Hannah is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayla Weiser, who scored eight points along with eight assists and two steals.
Apopka's loss came despite strong showings from Mazaiah Marc and Amirah Nurse. Marc scored nine points along with eight rebounds and three steals, while Nurse scored no points. That was a full 37.5% of Apopka's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Apopka struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Ocoee racked up 17 assists.
Ocoee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Apopka, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season.
Ocoee's road trip will continue as they head out to face Timber Creek at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th. Hopefully Ocoee focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Friday. Apopka does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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