It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Monarch can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 67-27 loss at the hands of the South Plantation Paladins. The Knights have struggled against the Paladins recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Leading South Plantation to victory were Swaminsky Liberal and Travis Chin. Liberal went 9 of 14 on his way to 23 points and three steals, while Chin went 9 for 13 en route to 22 points. Chin's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Blayke Diah, who posted eight points.
Monarch's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for South Plantation, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Monarch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Plantation, they and Coral Springs will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. Coral Springs knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully South Plantation likes a good challenge.
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