The Plant City Raiders will head out to square off against the Alonso Ravens at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Plant City's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
Last Wednesday, Plant City strolled past Robinson with points to spare, taking the game 75-61. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Knights are ranked 577th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/15/25 vs Robinson | 23 |
| 01/14/25 vs Durant | 21 |
| 01/10/25 @ East Bay | 22 |
| 01/07/25 vs Lennard | 21 |
Gavin Tinsley and Logan Teeden were among the main playmakers for Plant City as the former dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 boards and the latter dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 assists. The match was Tinsley's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Laurice Hamilton was another key player, putting up seven points and 13 rebounds.
Plant City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Alonso was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 56-52 to Strawberry Crest.
Plant City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Alonso, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Plant City beat Alonso 41-31 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Does Plant City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alonso turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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