Durant and Plant City kept the Redman rivalry alive Friday night with games at 1 Raider Place.
The Plant City boys expanded on a 28-23 halftime lead, controlling both the pace and the glass to take a 48-34 lead into the fourth quarter and close out with a 62-54 win.
The Lady Raiders, try as they might, weren't so lucky. Durant – specifically steals machine Ashlyn Myers – dominated the turnover battle, but otherwise couldn't pull far ahead of the home team in the first half. A 20-12 halftime lead quickly became a 28-26 lead in the third quarter, and the entire Plant City team came together to turn things around in the fourth.
Plant City kept its turnovers down, kept the tempo in its favor and set up Mackenzie Steele for two late buckets to send the game into overtime. One OT period was not enough, but the Lady Cougars took advantage of Plant City's turnovers in the final OT period, made some clutch free throws and left the building with a 43-39 win.