The St. Petersburg Green Devils will face off against the Countryside Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Petersburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Port Charlotte 70-67. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Green Devils.
Meanwhile, Countryside entered their tilt with Clearwater on Monday with nine consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with ten. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 45-41 W against the Tornadoes. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Tornadoes are ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Petersburg's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-11. As for Countryside, their victory bumped their record up to 20-6.
St. Petersburg came up short against Countryside in their previous meeting last Friday, falling 47-43. Can St. Petersburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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