The South Plantation Paladins had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They strolled past Grace Baptist Academy with points to spare, taking the game 63-46.
South Plantation had a senior duo take command as Austin Howe dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds and Kaiden Francis went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 3 assists. The matchup was Francis' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Dwight Stephens, who scored four points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
South Plantation's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Grace Baptist Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
South Plantation won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Impact Christian Academy at 2:00 p.m. on December 29th. Impact Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 238th, while South Plantation is ranked 50th). Grace Baptist Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Somerset Prep on December 29th. Somerset Prep is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
