After recovering from tonsilitis, Elisa Plaza made her season debut Tuesday scoring eight points in Platt’s 62-37 win over Fermi.


It was a much-needed scoring boost for the Panthers, who were relying heavily on their Iona-bound senior Damika Martinez to carry their offense.
 
Through three games this season, Martinez is averaging 28.9 points per game. The Panthers are averaging 48 points per game as a team. Getting Plaza back should take some of the pressure off Martinez (not that she seems to need it) and give Platt a nice one-two punch.

Can anyone stop Damika Martinez?

Platt's 5-foot-7 junior is averaging 34 points over her last four games. Martinez has scored more than half the Panthers' points during that stretch.

Back on Dec. 18, Martinez poured in 41 points in a win over Simsbury. That was just two points shy of a school record. She has led Platt to a 6-1 mark so far.

It will be interesting to see how Martinez fares on Jan. 15 against Berlin, one of the top teams in the state.

Oh yeah, Martinez can play defense too. As a sophomore, she set the school record with 64 blocks.