It's playoff time, and Ocoee had no trouble coming through when it counted. They came out on top against the Timber Creek Wolves by a score of 49-40 on Friday. This was payback for the Knights, who suffered a 36-32 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Dakara Merthie
| 02/21/25 vs Timber Creek | 11 |
| 11/22/24 vs Olympia | 9 |
| 11/21/24 vs Lake Nona | 8 |
| 02/18/25 vs Spruce Creek | 7 |
| 02/08/25 vs West Port | 7 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ocoee to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dakara Merthie, who dropped a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Merthie a new career-high in boards. Gabby Fortius was another key player, dropping a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds.
Ocoee smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Timber Creek only four offensive boards.
Timber Creek lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Serene Exalant, who to rack up 13 points and five boards. She is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 50% in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Samantha Tucker, who posted six points and six rebounds.
Ocoee is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. Timber Creek's loss dropped their record down to 25-5.
After both having extra time off, Ocoee and Winter Haven will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 1:00 p.m. on March 7th. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Winter Haven sitting on 17 straight wins and Ocoee on 12. Timber Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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