Countryside and St. Petersburg are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Countryside Cougars will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 7:00 p.m. Countryside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.9 points per game this season.
Countryside is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Osceola: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Countryside blew Osceola out of the water with a 69-25 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-12.
Countryside's win on Tuesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Julia Smith, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points along with seven boards and six steals. That's the most steals Smith has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Wright, who went 6 for 7 en route to 18 points in addition to seven assists and six steals.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 60-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Palm Harbor University.
Countryside's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27 points. As for St. Petersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-7.
Countryside came up short against St. Petersburg in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 58-45. Will Countryside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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