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Platt-Meriden Eliminates East Lyme In CIAC Girls Basketball Tournament
The Panthers advanced to the second round of the CIAC Division III tournament with a first-round victory over East Lyme.
MERIDEN, CT — The 23rd-seeded Platt-Meriden girls basketball team defeated No. 10 East Lyme 49-38 in the first round of the CIAC Division III tournament Friday in East Lyme.
With the win, the Panthers (11-10) advanced to a second-round contest against seventh-seeded Joel Barlow on Monday.
Platt battled, but dropped a hard-fought 30-28 decision.
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Joel Barlow will take on second-seeded Coventry in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
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