Osceola and Northeast squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Osceola had to settle for second. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to the Northeast Vikings. Sadly, that's the third time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 50-37 two weeks ago.
| 02/04/25 vs Northeast | 31 |
| 01/17/25 @ Calvary Christian | 14 |
| 01/21/25 vs Northeast | 7 |
| 01/23/25 vs Hollins | 6 |
| 01/24/25 @ Indian Rocks Christian | 3 |
Despite the defeat, Osceola saw an underclassman step up: freshman Evelyn Turner went 13 of 19 en route to 31 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Turner has scored all season. Isabella Snyder was another key player, putting up four points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Osceola was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Northeast was led to victory by Geniya Fisher and Jy'Aira Washington. Fisher dropped a triple-double on 21 points, 14 boards, and ten steals, while Washington went 10 for 22 on her way to 25 points and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Washington has scored at least a third of Northeast's points. The team also got some help courtesy of McKinley Joseph, who posted seven points and six assists.
Osceola has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. As for Northeast, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-13.
Osceola does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northeast, they will head out to face off against Clearwater at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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