Volleyball Preview: Pinellas Park Patriots vs. St. Petersburg Green Devils
Pinellas Park hasn't had much luck against St. Petersburg recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pinellas Park Patriots will be staying on the road to face off against the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 7:45 p.m. Pinellas Park will be strutting in after a win while St. Petersburg will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, it was close, but Pinellas Park sidestepped Countryside for a 3-2 victory.
Pinellas Park took Countryside into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The final score came out to 24-26, 27-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-8.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg didn't have quite enough to beat Shorecrest Prep on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Green Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Petersburg actually scored more points across those five sets (107-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 12-25, 21-25, 16-14.
Pinellas Park now has a winning record of 4-3. As for St. Petersburg, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Pinellas Park came up short against St. Petersburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Pinellas Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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