Key West is 0-4 against Miami Christian since November of 2022 but things could change on Monday. The Key West Conchs are taking a road trip to challenge the Miami Christian Victors at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Key West focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Saturday.
Key West managed to keep up with Westminster Christian until halftime, but things quickly went downhill from there. Key West came up short against Westminster Christian, falling 72-46. The Conchs were down 57-34 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Key West might have lost, but man, James Osborne was a machine: he went 8 for 18 en route to 25 points plus five rebounds and two steals. That was a full 54.3% of Key West's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tramane Scott, who earned six points in addition to seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Key West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Miami Christian strolled past Florida Christian with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 56-42.
The victory got Miami Christian back to even at 1-1. As for Key West, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Things could have been worse for Key West, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 70-55 loss to Miami Christian when the teams last played back in January. Can Key West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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