Plantation was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 70-49 to the Stranahan Mighty Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Colonels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Mighty Dragons are ranked 118th).
| 12/16/24 vs Stranahan | 26 |
| 11/30/23 vs Miramar | 24 |
| 12/07/23 vs Hollywood Hills | 23 |
| 12/18/23 vs Taravella | 22 |
| 12/29/23 vs Dwyer | 22 |
When it comes to explaining why Plantation lost, don't look at Jabari Washington. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 26 points and 18 boards. Those 26 points gave Washington a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sahmaj Alcime, who posted 11 points.
Plantation's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Stranahan, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Plantation will take on Piper in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Stranahan, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Norland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Norland knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Stranahan likes a good challenge.
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