The Port Charlotte Pirates will take on the Clearwater Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Port Charlotte comes in on ten and Clearwater on four.
Port Charlotte is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They snuck past St. Petersburg with a 62-56 victory. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Green Devils are ranked 188th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Clearwater took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 67-39 win over East Bay. The Tornadoes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Port Charlotte better focus on containing Allevia Williams and Peyton Flournoy as the pair were huge in Clearwater's win. Williams posted 19 points, while Flournoy put up 19 points. Flournoy continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
Port Charlotte's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points over those games. As for Clearwater, their win bumped their record up to 17-9.
Port Charlotte beat Clearwater 54-44 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will Port Charlotte repeat their success, or does Clearwater have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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