Clearwater hasn't had much luck against St. Petersburg recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Clearwater Tornadoes will take on the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Clearwater is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Northeast, posting a 75-36 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tornadoes have posted since November 29, 2024.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak last Friday. They fell to Riverview Sarasota 70-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (65), the Green Devils still had to take the loss.
Clearwater will have to contain Nijaun Harris as he made an impact in St. Petersburg's last game. He dropped a double-double on 41 points and 11 rebounds. The contest was Harris' 22nd in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Davis, who posted nine points.
Even though they lost, St. Petersburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
The victory made it two in a row for Clearwater and bumps their season record up to 13-11. As for St. Petersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Clearwater and St. Petersburg were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but Clearwater came up empty-handed after a 52-51 loss. Can Clearwater avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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