The Blake Yellow Jackets will take on the Plant Panthers at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Plant will be up against a hot Blake squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Blake came out on top against Plant City by a score of 75-65 on Saturday. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Raiders are ranked 178th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blake's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joshua Lewis led the charge by going 8 for 15 on his way to 23 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Philon, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Plant got the win against Tampa Bay Tech on Monday by a conclusive 69-45. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Plant is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Blake, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3.
Blake didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Plant in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 56-51 victory. Does Blake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Plant turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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