The Plantation Colonels put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past West Broward with points to spare, taking the game 69-53. Given Plantation's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while West Broward is ranked 525th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Daterrius Heller was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. The contest was his seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jaylen Clemons, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds.
Plantation pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for West Broward, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Plantation will be home for the holidays to greet Taravella at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Taravella will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak. West Broward will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Everglades at 7:30 p.m. on December 18th.
