It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clearwater can now relate to. They fell to the Countryside Cougars 45-41. The Tornadoes were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cougars earlier this season, when they won 48-40.
Despite the loss, Clearwater still got an impressive performance from Keshawn Andrews, who posted ten points along with six boards and three steals. Tavaris Gant was another key player, putting up five points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Countryside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Padags, who went 5-for-9 en route to 16 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Corey Perlin, who went 7-for-12 on his way to 16 points and five boards.
Clearwater's loss dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Countryside, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Clearwater does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Countryside, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-52 defeat against St. Petersburg on the 20th.
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