Clearwater and St. Petersburg squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Clearwater had to settle for second. They took a 61-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Green Devils. The defeat continues a trend for the Tornadoes in their meetings with the Green Devils: they’ve now lost nine in a row.
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Despite the loss, Clearwater still got an impressive performance from Kyden Heniger, who posted 21 points. Heniger continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he’s played. Kris Foote was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Nijaun Harris continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for St. Petersburg, dropping a double-double with 21 points and 12 boards. The matchup was Harris’ 29th in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Calhoun, who had 11 points and four steals.
Clearwater’s loss dropped their record down to 21-5. As for St. Petersburg, they are on a roll lately: they’ve won 11 of their last 12 contests. That’s provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Clearwater and St. Petersburg are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Tornadoes will take on Gulf Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Clearwater will need to watch out since the Sharks have now posted at least 55 points in their last 14 games. As for St. Petersburg, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Dunbar at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Green Devils will be up against the Tigers’ rather soft defense (which has allowed 59.42 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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