St. Petersburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 77-70 to the Calvary Christian Warriors. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (61), the Green Devils still had to take the loss.
Nijaun Harris and Emir Gainer certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Harris went 9 for 22 en route to 29 points plus six rebounds and three steals, while Gainer earned 20 points plus three steals. The contest was Harris' fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Julian Macon, who had nine points plus six rebounds.
St. Petersburg now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Calvary Christian, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
St. Petersburg will head out to square off against Westwood Christian at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in St. Petersburg's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Calvary Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Northside Christian at 7:30 p.m. Calvary Christian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 223 points over their last three games.
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