St. Petersburg and Countryside are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The St. Petersburg Green Devils will face off against the Countryside Cougars on Thursday.
St. Petersburg is headed into Thursday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They fell 56-43 to Countryside on Thursday.
St. Petersburg better focus on containing Julia Smith and Alyssa Wright as the pair were huge in Countryside's win. Smith went 8 of 19 en route to 22 points along with eight boards and three steals, while Wright went 5 for 11 on her way to 20 points in addition to eight assists and five rebounds. Wright's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Amaria Wright was another key player, putting up four points.
Countryside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Countryside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points per game. As for St. Petersburg, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 17-8.
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