The Clearwater Tornadoes will challenge the Port Charlotte Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Clearwater sitting on four straight wins and Port Charlotte on ten.
Clearwater is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 67-39 victory over East Bay. The Tornadoes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 20 points or more this season.
Peyton Flournoy
| 02/18/25 vs East Bay | 19 |
| 02/13/25 vs North Fort Myers | 14 |
| 02/08/25 vs Countryside | 12 |
| 02/06/25 vs Northeast | 6 |
| 01/31/25 vs Lakewood | 18 |
| + 21 more games |
Clearwater's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Allevia Williams, who posted 19 points, and Peyton Flournoy, who scored 19 points. Flournoy continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Port Charlotte beat St. Petersburg 62-56 on Tuesday. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Green Devils are ranked 188th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Port Charlotte's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points over those games. As for Clearwater, their record now sits at 17-9.
Clearwater came up short against Port Charlotte in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 54-44. Can Clearwater avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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