On Saturday, the Clearwater Tornadoes were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 42-37 to the Central Florida Christian Academy Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Eagles are ranked 44th).
Several Tornadoes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Peyton Flournoy, who posted 13 points. Another player making a difference was Allevia Williams, who earned ten points.
This is the second loss in a row for Clearwater and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Central Florida Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Clearwater has already played their next contest, a 73-22 win against East Lake on the 10th. As for Central Florida Christian Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 61-56 victory against Gateway on the 10th.
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