The Clearwater Tornadoes and the Port Charlotte Pirates squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but sadly the Clearwater Tornadoes had to settle for second. They fell 54-44 to the Pirates. Clearwater's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Clearwater lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Allevia Williams, who scored 17 points. Williams hasn't dropped below 15 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Didi Jones, who scored 11 points.
Clearwater struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Port Charlotte racked up 17 assists.
Port Charlotte's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jesslymar Santa, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Santa is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. Oliviyha Behm was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
Clearwater's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7. As for Port Charlotte, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season.
Clearwater does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Port Charlotte, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Lely at 7:00 p.m. Port Charlotte is on a six-game streak of home wins, Lely a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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