The Clearwater Tornadoes will head out on the road to challenge the Largo Packers at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Clearwater is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Clearwater against Pinellas Park as the team secured an 80-43 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-19.
| 12/13/24 vs Pinellas Park | 18 |
| 12/11/24 @ Springstead | 18 |
| 12/09/24 vs Lakewood | 22 |
| 12/03/24 @ Palm Harbor University | 20 |
Clearwater's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keshawn Andrews led the charge by going 7 for 11 on his way to 18 points and four steals. The contest was Andrews' fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zain Watson, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points and three steals.
Clearwater smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Largo lost to Countryside at home by a 63-44 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Packers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 530th, while the Cougars are ranked 148th).
Clearwater's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.8 points. As for Largo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-9.
Clearwater came up short against Largo when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 56-51. Can Clearwater avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
