South Plantation Paladins (Plantation, FL) backers were in high spirits Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Deerfield Beach Bucks (Deerfield Beach, FL), 61-47 in a non-league bout.

With the win, South Plantation upgrades its record to 4-6 on the season.

Next up, the Bucks play the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs (Fort Lauderdale, FL) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, January 16. Deerfield Beach will attempt to upgrade on its 0-6 season record. The Chiefs go into the bout with a 11-5 record after their 47-39 non-league loss to St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL).