Ocoee is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Haines City is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Ocoee Knights will host the Haines City Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ocoee picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They took down Horizon 56-41. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Hawks are ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Haines City really took it to Victory Christian Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 78-49 win. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 22 points or more this season.
Ocoee better keep an eye on Delyana Morris. She was instrumental in Haines City's win, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 14 boards. Morris continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Zebrielle Canaday was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine steals.
Haines City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
Ocoee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Haines City, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Ocoee didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Haines City in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 38-32 win. Will Ocoee repeat their success, or does Haines City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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