COUNTY CLASH

No. 4 Bulldogs Wins Nail Biter Over No. 8 Cougars

Osceola's Isaiah Zelasney uses acrobatic moves to get to the basket despite strong defense from Cross County's James Elgin. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow
Osceola's Isaiah Zelasney uses acrobatic moves to get to the basket despite strong defense from Cross County's James Elgin. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow

OSCEOLA — In the heavyweight hoops battle for Polk County supremacy, round one went to the Bulldogs in what could well be the first of two battles this month.

In a battle of arguably the top two teams in the Crossroads Conference, Osceola’s team managed to be better than average in enough ways to edge visiting Cross County 65-59 last Tuesday night, with Isaiah Zelasney tallying a game-high 29 point…