Barron Collier lost to St. Petersburg back in February of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Cougars lost 82-56 to the Green Devils. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can’t take it too hard given the team’s big disadvantage in MaxPreps’ Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Green Devils are ranked 128th).
Leading St. Petersburg to victory were Nijaun Harris and Emir Gainer. Harris posted 26 points, while Gainer scored 21 points. Harris’ big performance that morning made it 22 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Kayden Calhoun, who put up 11 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Barron Collier and nudges their season record down to 10-10. As for St. Petersburg, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-8.
Barron Collier will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won’t be playing again for a while. They’ll take on Seacrest Country Day at 7:00 p.m. on the 27th. As for St. Petersburg, they will head out to face off against Osceola at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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