{"id":155301,"date":"2026-02-14T06:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/155301\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T06:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:56:00","slug":"st-petersburg-takes-down-clearwater-in-a-playoff-battle-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/155301\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Petersburg Takes Down Clearwater in a Playoff Battle + How To Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Petersburg<\/a> had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They snuck past the Clearwater Tornadoes<\/a> with a 61-56 win. The victory continues a trend for the Green Devils in their matchups with the Tornadoes: they’ve now won nine in a row.<\/p>\n

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Nijaun Harris<\/p>\n

02\/07\/26 vs Clearwater2102\/05\/26 vs Northeast2401\/31\/26 vs East Lake3601\/28\/26 @ Riverview Sarasota2301\/27\/26 @ Lakewood28+ 24 more games<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Petersburg found their leader in sophomore Nijaun Harris<\/a>, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. The contest was Harris’ 29th in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Calhoun<\/a>, who posted 11 points and four steals.<\/p>\n

Despite the loss, Clearwater still got an impressive performance from Kyden Heniger<\/a>, who had 21 points. Heniger continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he’s played. Another player making a difference was Kris Foote<\/a>, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards.<\/p>\n

St. Petersburg’s win bumped their record up to 18-9. As for Clearwater, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 21-5 record.<\/p>\n

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. St. Petersburg will welcome 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. As for Clearwater, they will face off against Gulf Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Tornadoes will need to watch out since the Sharks have now posted at least 55 points in their last 14 games.<\/p>\n

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