Blanche Ely has won four straight games at home, while St. Petersburg has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Blanche Ely is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Pembroke Pines Charter 59-56. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since January 18th.
KALEB CORBITT
| 02/20/25 vs Pembroke Pines Charter | 6 |
| 02/12/25 vs American | 5 |
| 02/07/25 vs Atlantic | 5 |
| 12/07/24 vs Lake Worth | 5 |
| 02/05/25 vs Northeast | 4 |
KALEB CORBITT had a dynamite game for Blanche Ely, dropping a double-double with 19 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance also gave CORBITT a new career-high in blocks (six). Justin Snell was another key player, putting up nine points in addition to seven assists and three steals.
Blanche Ely was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They are 16-3 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but St. Petersburg ultimately got the result they hoped for last Thursday. They came out on top against Countryside by a score of 60-52.
Blanche Ely better focus on containing Nijaun Harris and Julian Macon as the pair were huge in St. Petersburg's win. Harris dropped a double-double with 22 points and ten rebounds, while Macon posted ten points along with eight boards and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Nicholas Wilson, who put up nine points.
Blanche Ely is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points over those games. St. Petersburg's victory bumped their record up to 18-11.
Keep an eye on the arc in Wednesday's contest: Blanche Ely has been dynamite from deep this season, having made 100% of their three-pointers per game. It's a different story for St. Petersburg, though, as they've only made 28.7% of their threes this season. Given Blanche Ely's sizable advantage in that area, St. Petersburg will need to find a way to close that gap.
Blanche Ely strolled past St. Petersburg in their previous matchup back in March of 2018 by a score of 73-58. Will Blanche Ely repeat their success, or does St. Petersburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
