Pinellas Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Countryside Cougars and fell 63-34. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 579th, while the Cougars are ranked 158th).
| 01/23/25 @ Countryside | 19 |
| 12/11/24 @ Seminole | 10 |
| 11/29/23 vs Osceola | 9 |
| 12/13/24 vs Calvary Christian | 9 |
| 12/11/23 vs Tarpon Springs | 8 |
Despite the loss, Pinellas Park still got an impressive performance from Samarah Abdus-Salaam, who posted 19 points. The dominant performance gave Abdus-Salaam a new career-high in points. Ja?Naija Roney was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Countryside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alyssa Wright, who went 8 of 9 en route to 17 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Julia Smith, who earned eight points along with ten assists and five steals.
Pinellas Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Countryside, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5.
Pinellas Park won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Northeast at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Countryside, they will welcome Osceola at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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