Green Devils
| 01/10/25 vs Pinellas Park | 49 |
| 12/20/24 vs Osceola | 46 |
| 01/27/25 vs Dunedin | 39 |
| 01/07/25 @ Northeast | 38 |
| 01/03/25 @ Academy of the Holy Names | 37 |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Petersburg had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They blew past the Countryside Cougars 67-40. The Green Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 26 points or more this season.
St. Petersburg was led to victory by Shaw Summer and Ella Abernethy. Summer dropped a double-double with 25 points and 19 boards, while Abernethy posted 13 points in addition to seven assists and six rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Summer has scored at least a third of St. Petersburg's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Quay Curry, who earned seven points.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: St. Petersburg was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Countryside only racked up four assists.
Countryside's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alyssa Wright, who put up 16 points. That was a full 40% of Countryside's points, marking the third time in a row Wright has had more than a third of the team's points. Kylee Moore was another key player, putting up eight points.
St. Petersburg's win bumped their record up to 18-9. As for Countryside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-7.
Coming up, St. Petersburg will head out to challenge Port Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Port Charlotte will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something St. Petersburg surely won't give up without a fight. Countryside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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