After both having extra time off, the Clearwater Tornadoes and the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Clearwater sitting on five straight victories and New Smyrna Beach on 13.
Clearwater is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They walked away with a 48-36 win over Port Charlotte.
Clearwater's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Peyton Flournoy, who posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Allevia Williams, who put up 13 points.
Meanwhile, New Smyrna Beach beat Leesburg 69-56 last Friday.
New Smyrna Beach's win came from a few key players Clearwater will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Olivia Olson, who shot 50% from the field on her way to 22 points and eight rebounds. What's more, she also posted a 57% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in November of 2024. Corrin Austell was another key player, going 7-for-9 en route to 21 points and three steals.
Clearwater's record is now 18-9. As for New Smyrna Beach, their record is now 25-5.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. Clearwater hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.6 points per game. However, it's not like New Smyrna Beach struggles in that department as they've been averaging 59 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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