Basketball Game Preview: Largo Packers vs. Pinellas Park Patriots

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Previous Games

12/03/24 - Away	76-62 W
01/12/24 - Home	76-27 W
12/12/22 - Away	74-32 W
01/04/22 - Home	79-50 W
02/09/21 - Neutral	51-42 W
+ 2 more games

Largo is a perfect 7-0 against Pinellas Park since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Packers just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Patriots at 7:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Having struggled with five losses in a row, Largo turned things around against Keswick Christian on Monday. They secured a 62-56 W over the Crusaders.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Largo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darin Townsend, who shot 67% from the field en route to 14 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Achilleas Gkaravelis, who went 5-for-8 on his way to 11 points.

Largo was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They are 2-1 when they've passed the ball that well.

Meanwhile, Pinellas Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 62-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Petersburg Catholic. On the bright side, the 55- point effort marked the Patriots' highest-scoring game to date.

Pinellas Park's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Largo, their victory bumped their record up to 2-7.

Largo strolled past Pinellas Park in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 76-62. Will the Packers repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.