After soaring to 60 points the game before, Jackson was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were dealt a 49-15 defeat at the hands of the South Plantation Paladins. While losing is never fun, the Generals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while the Paladins are ranked 75th).
South Plantation was led to victory by Lathan Coleman and Travis Chin. Coleman dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 boards, while Chin went 6 for 8 en route to 19 points. The game was Chin's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Marc Vincent, who posted four points.
Jackson has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for South Plantation, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 18-6.
Jackson and St. Thomas Aquinas will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in St. Thomas Aquinas' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 17 matches. As for South Plantation, they and Central will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully South Plantation likes a good challenge.
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