{"id":105956,"date":"2026-01-05T06:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T06:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/105956\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T06:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T06:33:08","slug":"hollins-royals-vs-st-petersburg-green-devils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/105956\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollins Royals vs. St. Petersburg Green Devils"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hollins<\/a> hasn’t had much luck against St. Petersburg<\/a> recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Royals will face off against the Green Devils at 7:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to get the ‘W’.<\/p>\n

Hollins’ tournament run continued when they took on Hudson on Saturday. The Royals fell 58-47 to the Cobras. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Royals came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps’ Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Cobras are ranked 614th).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, St. Petersburg was within striking distance but couldn’t close the gap on Saturday as they fell 59-53 to Oak Ridge.<\/p>\n

Hollins will need to focus on slowing down Zak Mellouki<\/a>, one of several St. Petersburg players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Nijaun Harris<\/a> was another key player, putting up 17 points.<\/p>\n

St. Petersburg now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Hollins, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.<\/p>\n

Hollins was taken down by St. Petersburg 62-21 in their previous matchup back in January of 2025. Can the Royals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.<\/p>\n

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