The Plant City Raiders will face off against the Newsome Wolves on Friday. Plant City knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Newsome likes a good challenge.
Plant City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against George Jenkins by a score of 73-60. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Eagles are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Newsome strolled past Winter Haven with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 58-43. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
Plant City has also been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points per game. As for Newsome, their win bumped their record up to 23-3.
Plant City and Newsome were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but Plant City came up empty-handed after a 72-71 defeat. Can Plant City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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