Basketball Recap: Spoto Spartans vs. Plant City Raiders
Spoto entered their game against Plant City on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Spoto Spartans had to suffer through a 61-16 loss at the hands of the Plant City Raiders. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Plant City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Harmoney Ford led the charge by dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Ford has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Chyanne Gines, who almost dropped a triple-double on 13 points, nine rebounds, and nine steals.
Spoto's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-4. As for Plant City, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Spoto didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-11 defeat against Armwood on the 4th. As for Plant City, they will host Riverview at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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