After flying high against Southeast last Friday, Plant came back down to earth. The Plant Panthers fell 44-33 to the Keswick Christian Crusaders on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Crusaders are ranked 148th).
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mallina Hubbard, who posted six points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Manning Moran, who put up five points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Leading Keswick Christian to victory were Robyn Cantwell and Abby Fischer. Cantwell had 16 points along with five boards and five steals, while Fischer posted ten points and five steals. That's the most steals Fischer has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Jantomaso, who put up seven points and five rebounds.
Plant's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Keswick Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Plant didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 47-39 win against St. Petersburg on the 30th. As for Keswick Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 50-17 defeat against Bishop Kenny on the 30th.
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