Men's basketball team hits road for key Mid-Florida Conference game

The Eastern Florida State College men's basketball team hits the road Wednesday for a big Mid-Florida Conference game at the College of Central Florida.

The two teams have split the first two meetings this season, both winning at home and entering Wednesday, the College of Central Florida is one game ahead of the Titans in the standings. The winner of the game will hold the advantage with two games remaining in the regular season.

"We are very excited to have the opportunity to play a true road game for first place in the conference on Wednesday night," Eastern Florida State College men's basketball coach Jeremy Shulman said. "We know we are going against one of the best teams in the country, and we will do everything we can to be prepared and give everything we have on the floor."

The Titans are 6-3 in the conference and are coming off a tough loss to the Florida State College at Jacksonville, snapping a four-game win streak. Sophomore Osayi Osifo led the way with 17 points and eight rebounds and is averaging 11.3 points and 7.6 rebounds this season.

The College of Central Florida comes into the matchup 7-2 in the conference and are 13-1 at home this season.

The game will be shown live online at cfpatriots.net