Osbourn Suffers First Loss of Season

The Osbourn High School boys basketball team suffered their first loss of the season coming off back-to-back games last week.

On Friday night the Eagles continued their winning ways against Battlefield but suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday to Booker T. Washington. Booker T was able to hand Osbourn their first loss of the season, bringing the Eagles' record to an impressive 17-1. 

Friday night's game against Battlefield was a good one as it was a district match-up and both teams came out with a lot of intensity. The Eagles had already topped the Bobcats once, so Battlefield was looking for revenge.

Osbourn controlled the game and came out on top by a final score of 71-62. Robert Carter led the scoring charge for Osbourn with 15 points. Corey Bedford made a big contribution with a double-double as he scored 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Cedrick Delaney and Jay Lane also scored in double figures as they finished with 12 and 10 points respectively. 

Osbourn then traveled all the way down to the Roanoke area on Saturday afternoon where they battled Booker T. Washington. The opponents dominated the game from the opening tip. It was the first time the Eagles faced a team as physical as Booker T and it proved costly as Osbourn fell 75-54. Jay Lane and Raphael Edwards both scored 14 points in the losing effort and Robert Carter tallied 13. 

Saturday's loss was a tough one for the Eagles, bringing their overall record to 17-1. They will definitely learn from it and try to regain their momentum over the last few regular season games.

Osbourn will be back in action on Tuesday as they host Broad Run with tip-off scheduled for 7:30. Get out and support your Eagles!!