It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Poinciana can now relate to. They took a hard 76-61 fall against the Osceola Kowboys on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (57), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Poinciana's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jahmel Hill, who posted 12 points. Kobie Brown was another key player, putting up ten points and seven rebounds.
Osceola was led to victory by Jordan Isaac and Luke Mccrimon. Isaac went 13 for 22 en route to 32 points, while Mccrimon went 8 of 15 on his way to 26 points and three steals. Isaac's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 26 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Mundle, who earned 11 points and six boards.
Poinciana has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-10 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points over those games. As for Osceola, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-3.
Poinciana and Osceola are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Poinciana will challenge Sarasota at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Sarasota's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 contests. As for Osceola, they will square off against Riverview Sarasota at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Riverview Sarasota is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.6 points per game this season.
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