The Piper Bengals were the 54-31 winner over the South Plantation Paladins when they last played one another back in January of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. Piper was dealt a 66-37 defeat at the hands of South Plantation on Monday. While losing is never fun, Piper can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 572nd, while South Plantation is ranked 41st).
Kaiden Francis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for South Plantation, scoring 18 points. The contest was Francis' seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Lathan Coleman, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Piper's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-12. As for South Plantation, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Piper's road trip will continue as they head out to face Fort Lauderdale at 7:25 p.m. on January 11th. As for South Plantation, they will challenge Deerfield Beach at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Deerfield Beach has struggled recently with nine defeats in a row, while South Plantation will arrive with six straight wins.
