Osbourn Park had their backs against the wall almost immediately. Junior center Josh Okuadido committed two fouls early, and had to come out at the 5:49 mark of the first quarter. Following a turnover, Osbourn Park head coach Jeremy Coleman would call a timeout with his team down 9-0 with just over four minutes left. Battlefield would take a commanding 16-5 lead after one.
Battlefield senior forward Bryce Hammersley would miss a shot, then get his own rebound and put it back to give his team a 21-10 lead with 5:05 left in the half. The OP faithful held their breath when junior guard Mark Boakye collided with Bobcats junior Maddux Tennant on a long pass to Tennant. Boakye would gather himself and be helped off the court with no long-lasting injury.
The latter half of the second quarter would see OP gain some momentum when freshman guard Jalen Proctor finished a layup, hit a three-pointer and senior guard Daniel Salguero scored a layup while getting fouled. OP would pull to within seven points by halftime with Battlefield up 29-22.
Proctor would be the Yellow Jackets' leading scorer with 13 points on 4-8 shooting (3-5 from three) and adding 2 steals and a rebound off the bench. Salguero would be the team's only other scorer in double digits with 10, going 4-11 (2-6) from the field. He'd also have 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 2 rebounds.
The performances were not lost on head coach Jeremy Coleman.
"I thought Jalen Proctor played a solid game in that he came off the bench and scored a career high 13 pts include three three's and played solid perimeter defense. I expect great things out of him as he continues to grow and learn this varsity game. Senior Daniel Salguero was a spark off the bench as well providing some timely buckets and steady ball handling."
Battlefield would use a 19-8 third quarter to dash OP's hopes, taking advantage of an Osbourn Park turnover to lead 40-30 with ninety seconds left. Junior guard Hassan Hammad would hit a three-pointer at the end of the third to help Battlefield take a 48-30 lead into the final quarter.
Osbourn Park made the fourth quarter a bit more competitive- being outscored 17-15- but Battlefield had already built a comfortable lead.
Coleman expressed his thoughts on the night as a whole.
"Tonight was a little rough for us. We came out to a very slow start. I believe we still had a little fatigue from the night before against Patriot but credit to Battlefield as they played a very good game. We play in a very tough conference where every night you have to bring it whether it is the first of a back to back or the second of a back to back."
The loss drops the Yellow Jackets to 8-8 (4-4) on the season as they prepare to travel to Unity Reed (6-11, 2-7) on Friday night.
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