After flying high against South Broward last Friday, Plantation came back down to earth. The Colonels received a blow on Friday as they fell 28-13 to the American Heritage Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Colonels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Patriots are ranked sixth).
A big part of American Heritage's win came down to the chemistry between Leon Strawder and his top target Jeffar Jean-Noel. Strawder threw for 139 yards and one TD while Jean-Noel picked up 103 receiving yards and one touchdown. Jean-Noel was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 68 yards.
Plantation's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for American Heritage, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-3.
Plantation will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Archbishop McCarthy at 7:00 p.m. on the 10th. The Mavericks' defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so the Colonels' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for American Heritage, they have already played their next matchup, a 31-0 win against Flanagan on the 3rd.
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