The Clewiston Tigers will challenge the Avon Park Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Clewiston: 24.2, Avon Park: 28.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Clewiston is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering East Lee County just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 36-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jaguars. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
| 12/09/24 @ East Lee County | 10 |
| 12/04/24 @ Glades Central | 5 |
| 12/06/23 vs Santaluces | 5 |
| 11/22/24 vs East Lee County | 4 |
| 01/24/24 @ Glades Central | 4 |
Loss or not, Clewiston got some senior leadership from Tyra Fields and Milan Holmes. Fields almost dropped a triple-double on nine points, 12 rebounds, and ten steals, while Holmes almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine steals. Those ten steals gave Fields a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Avon Park has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 28.5 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They received a blow as they fell 55-37 to Sebring.
Avon Park's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Clewiston, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Clewiston skirted past Avon Park 2-0 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Clewiston repeat their success, or does Avon Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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