South Plantation had won eight straight home games dating back to last season and Lathan Coleman did his part to make it nine on Wednesday. The South Plantation Paladins blew past the McArthur Mustangs 70-45 thanks in part to Coleman, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. What's more, he also posted a 78% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023.
Travis Chin was another key player, going 7 for 9 en route to 17 points. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
South Plantation was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why McArthur lost, don't look at Jordan Noel. Despite the final result, he had nine points plus five rebounds and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Fagan, who earned eight points.
South Plantation's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for McArthur, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
South Plantation wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 63-56 defeat against Blanche Ely on the 5th. As for McArthur, they will head out to take on Monarch at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. McArthur is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.6 points per game this season.
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