Basketball Preview: Clewiston Tigers vs. Avon Park Red Devils
The Clewiston Tigers will head out to challenge the Avon Park Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Clewiston focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 24 on Friday.
Clewiston is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Glades Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clewiston was beaten by Glades Central 82-42. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Clewiston got top-tier performance from Derrick Webber, who went 8 for 13 en route to 17 points plus six rebounds and four steals. With that strong performance, Webber is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Jamarian Pope was another key player, going 6 for 15 en route to 14 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Avon Park). They blew past DeSoto County 83-60 on Friday. While the Red Devils didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Avon Park pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Clewiston, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Clewiston against Avon Park in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, as the team secured an 86-54 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clewiston since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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