Osceola is 1-9 against Boca Ciega since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Osceola Warriors will get right back to it and host the Boca Ciega Pirates at 8:00 p.m. Osceola has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Osceola is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Tarpon Springs to the tune of 58-31 on Monday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their 25-point performance the contest before.
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Osceola relied on the efforts of Rachel Eeten, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine assists, and Brianna Davidson, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards. With that strong performance, Eeten is now averaging an impressive 2.4 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Evelyn Turner, who posted nine points and three steals.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Osceola was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 62 points the game before, Boca Ciega was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 60-14 loss at the hands of Riverview Sarasota. The Pirates have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Osceola's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8. As for Boca Ciega, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Osceola was dealt a bruising 58-18 defeat at the hands of Boca Ciega in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Osceola, Maliyah Byrd (who went 14 of 32 on her way to 31 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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