The Countryside Cougars will challenge the St. Petersburg Green Devils on Friday. Countryside will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Countryside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 58-46 win over Osceola. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Warriors are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg didn't have too much trouble with Clearwater on Wednesday as they won 76-61.
Countryside pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.4 points per game. As for St. Petersburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Countryside took a serious blow against St. Petersburg when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 77-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Petersburg's Nijaun Harris, who went 11 for 16 en route to 30 points. Now that Countryside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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