Basketball Game Preview: Plantation Colonels vs. North Miami Beach Chargers

The Plantation Colonels and the North Miami Beach Chargers will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Plantation saw some tournament action on Friday. They took a 64-50 bruising from Coral Park.

Meanwhile, North Miami Beach suffered their closest loss since November 30, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of South Broward by a score of 42-39.

Plantation will need focus on slowing down Jephte Noel, one of several North Miami Beach players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 14 points. That was a full 35.9% of North Miami Beach's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Mateo Zamora, who put up 15 points.

Plantation's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for North Miami Beach, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.