Two dominant guards in Corey Perlin and Keshawn Andrews are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Countryside Cougars will take on the Clearwater Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Countryside is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Countryside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 64-53 victory over Southeast. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Seminoles are ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Corey Perlin
| 02/12/25 vs Southeast | 69% |
| 02/07/25 @ St. Petersburg | 56% |
| 02/05/25 vs Osceola | 67% |
| 01/29/25 @ Fivay | 42% |
| 01/28/25 @ Sports Leadership & Management | 53% |
| + 15 more games |
It was another big night for Perlin, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and ten boards. What's more, he also posted a 69% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2024. Carter Padags was another key player, going 7-for-17 en route to 16 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Clearwater was able to grind out a solid win over Jesuit on Wednesday, taking the game 65-57.
Clearwater is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points over those games. As for Countryside, their victory bumped their record up to 19-6.
Countryside came up short against Clearwater in their previous matchup back in January, falling 48-40. Can Countryside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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