The Countryside Cougars will face off against the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Countryside focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 11 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Countryside beat Alonso 45-40. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Countryside's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carter Padags, who went 6 for 13 en route to 18 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Corey Perlin, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg scored the most points they've had all season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 93-92 to Gulliver Prep. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (70), the Green Devils still had to take the loss.
St. Petersburg has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Countryside, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Countryside didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Petersburg in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 45-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Countryside since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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