It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Plantation Colonels can now relate to. The match between them and the Raiders wasn't particularly close, with the Colonels falling 69-52. While losing is never fun, Plantation can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while St. Thomas Aquinas is ranked 16th).
Matt Andreopoulos had an outrageously good game for St. Thomas Aquinas as he scored 23 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Andreopoulos has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Drake (DJ) Sandi, who scored 11 points along with six assists and three steals.
Plantation's loss dropped their record down to 15-9. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Plantation does not have any more games scheduled as of now. St. Thomas Aquinas is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Dwyer at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Dwyer will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something St. Thomas Aquinas surely won't give up without a fight.
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