The Clewiston Tigers will take on the Okeechobee Brahmans in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Okeechobee is facing Clewiston at the wrong time: Clewiston suffered their first home loss of the season on Monday and they're likely out for redemption. They were beaten by the Lions 45-12. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Lions are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Okeechobee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 58-28 loss at the hands of Moore Haven.
Clewiston's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Okeechobee, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Clewiston didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Okeechobee in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 39-35 victory. Will Clewiston repeat their success, or does Okeechobee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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