The Clewiston Tigers just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Avon Park Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on December 15th. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clewiston has three straight victories, Avon Park has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Clewiston narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lake Placid 34-31.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clewiston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyra Fields, who scored four points along with six rebounds and three steals. Fields has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Kalyn Johnson was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Avon Park played against Lake Placid and lost via forfeit.
Clewiston's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Avon Park, they have fallen quite a ways from their 14-7 record last season and are now at 1-5.
Everything went Clewiston's way against Avon Park in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Clewiston made off with a 54-34 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Avon Park's Tytianna Allen, who scored 18 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Clewiston still be able to contain him? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
