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| 02/02/24 - Away | 62-26 W |
| 02/02/23 - Away | 75-26 W |
| 01/28/22 - Home | 76-53 W |
| 01/23/17 - Away | 77-45 W |
Countryside is 4-0 against Anclote since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Countryside Cougars will host the Anclote Sharks at 7:45 p.m. Countryside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.1 points per game this season.
Countryside took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They blew past Tarpon Springs, posting an 87-18 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Spongers are ranked 722nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Corey Perlin, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 12 rebounds. He also grabbed six steals, which is notable because Countryside is 8-1 when he posts at least three steals, but 3-5 otherwise. Carter Padags was another key player, going 9 of 18 on his way to 25 points.
Meanwhile, Anclote had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 42-31 victory over the Hurricanes.
Anclote is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.6 points per game. As for Countryside, they pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Countryside against Anclote in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 62-26 victory. Does Countryside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Anclote turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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