One week into girls basketball season, Plant City-area teams are on fire.
All three high schools combined for six wins and one loss before going into the Thanksgiving break, and Durant and Strawberry Crest are currently undefeated.
The Lady Cougars are looking like road warriors, with two of their three wins coming away from Cougar Path. Durant started things off on Tuesday, Nov. 15, with a 44-34 win at Brandon, followed by a 45-23 home win over Middleton on Wednesday, Nov. 16 and a 53-17 win at Wharton on Friday, Nov. 18.
Plant City is the only team to have lost a game, dropping its Tuesday, Nov. 15, season opener at Middleton, 59-41. But the Lady Raiders were quick to rebound under new coach Danny McIntyre, picking up a 49-37 win at Spoto on Wednesday, Nov. 16.
And it’s been business as usual at Strawberry Crest, as the Lady Chargers have started with two wins in two games. The team picked up a 67-22 win over Wharton on Tuesday, Nov. 15, and then a 63-24 win at Sickles on Friday, Nov. 18.
All three teams will be back in action at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29: Durant will travel to East Bay, Plant City will play at Bloomingdale and Crest will host Tampa Bay Tech. All three schools’ boys teams will begin their seasons at 6:30 p.m. that evening, playing at the same locations.