It's playoff time, and Fort Meade had no trouble coming through when it counted. They put the hurt on the Pahokee Blue Devils with a sharp 58-38 victory on Wednesday. The Miners have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
02/05/25 vs Pahokee | 17 |
01/31/25 vs Excel Christian Academy | 17 |
01/30/25 vs DeSoto County | 21 |
01/28/25 @ Frostproof | 16 |
01/24/25 vs Hardee | 21 |
It was another big night for Omari Russell, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. The matchup was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nasier Berrien, who posted 17 points.
Fort Meade smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Fort Meade has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Pahokee, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
As of now, neither Fort Meade nor Pahokee have any future games scheduled.
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