After losing to Plant City the last time they met, Blake decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Blake Yellow Jackets walked away with a 75-65 victory over the Plant City Raiders on Saturday. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Raiders are ranked 161st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blake's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Joshua Lewis, who went 8 for 15 on his way to 23 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Joe Philon, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards.
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gavin Tinsley, who went 8 of 17 en route to 19 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Teeden, who posted 14 points and six assists.
Yellow Jackets
| 01/25/25 @ Plant City | 75-65 |
| 01/20/25 @ Lecanto | 68-66 |
| 01/10/25 @ Jefferson | 80-39 |
| 12/13/24 @ Plant | 56-51 |
| 12/06/24 @ Sickles | 92-66 |
| 11/22/24 @ Alonso | 57-31 |
Blake's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3. As for Plant City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-7.
Blake has already played their next contest (against Plant), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Plant City will square off against Chamberlain at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chamberlain will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Plant City surely won't give up without a fight.
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