Plainville suffered their biggest loss since January 9, 2024 on Monday. They were beaten by the Southington Blue Knights 71-33. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Blue Knights are ranked fifth).
Southington had a senior duo take command as Isabella Leggett went 6 for 10 en route to 15 points in addition to five boards and four steals and Lily Cooper posted 11 points along with six assists and five steals. Leggett is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 45% in the last five games she's played. Ariana Quick was another key player, putting up nine points.
Plainville's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Southington, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Plainville won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Housatonic-Lakeview at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southington, they will head out on the road to challenge New Britain at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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