Florida High School Basketball - St. Petersburg over Mitchell
(January 22, 2009: St. Petersburg, FL 33713) Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the
St. Petersburg Green Devils (St. Petersburg, FL) and the visiting
Mitchell Mustangs (New Port Richey, FL), saw
St. Petersburg's basketball squad knock off
Mitchell by a score of
42-31.
With the victory,
St. Petersburg improves its record to 16-5 on the campaign. The Green Devils travel to
Northeast (St. Petersburg, FL) to play the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 27. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 3-11.
Northeast lost
42-38 in their recent league challenge against
Osceola (Seminole, FL)
Next up, the Mustangs play the
Zephyrhills Bulldogs (Zephyrhills, FL) in a
4A District 8 challenge, on Monday, January 26.
Mitchell will attempt to improve on its 12-8 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 6-13 record after their
50-36 league win over
Springstead (Spring Hill, FL).