St. Petersburg won the last time they faced Clearwater, and Nijaun Harris did his part to make sure it happened again. The St. Petersburg Green Devils took down the Clearwater Tornadoes 76-61 on Wednesday thanks in part to Harris, who went 13 of 24 on his way to 35 points and eight boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of St. Petersburg's points.
Emir Gainer
| 02/05/25 vs Clearwater | 11 |
| 11/30/24 vs Gulliver Prep | 10 |
| 01/11/25 vs Tampa Catholic | 9 |
| 12/10/24 @ Largo | 8 |
| 11/20/24 vs IMG Academy Black | 7 |
Emir Gainer was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists.
Clearwater's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kyden Heniger, who posted 18 points along with five assists and four steals. Heniger has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Keshawn Andrews, who earned 15 points and three blocks.
St. Petersburg has 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. As for Clearwater, they dropped their record down to 13-12 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
St. Petersburg will look to defend their home court on Friday against Countryside at 7:00 p.m. St. Petersburg knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 25 games -- so hopefully Countryside likes a good challenge. Clearwater does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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