St. Petersburg lost against Riverview Sarasota back in January of 2015 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The St. Petersburg Green Devils fell to the Riverview Sarasota Rams 70-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (65), the Green Devils still had to take the loss.
Nijaun Harris
| 01/24/25 vs Riverview Sarasota | 41 |
| 01/22/25 @ Northeast | 25 |
| 01/21/25 vs Lakewood | 22 |
| 01/18/25 vs Winthrop College Prep Academy | 30 |
| 01/17/25 vs Gibbs | 28 |
Despite the loss, St. Petersburg saw an underclassman step up: freshman Nijaun Harris dropped a double-double on 41 points and 11 boards. The game was Harris' 22nd in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Davis, who posted nine points.
Even though they lost, St. Petersburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Riverview Sarasota's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rhys Gamble, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds. What's more, Gamble also racked up three assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Josh Harris, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards.
With the defeat, St. Petersburg broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-10. As for Riverview Sarasota, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-10.
St. Petersburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Riverview Sarasota, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 66-40 victory against Venice on the 27th.
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