Basketball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is TERRA Environmental's Fourth in Last Five Outings
By Team Reports
Jan 8, 2025, 9:49am
Basketball Recap: TERRA Environmental vs. Southwest Eagles
TERRA Environmental won the last time they faced Southwest, and Nick Merlo did his part to make sure it happened again. TERRA Environmental strolled past the Southwest Eagles with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 58-41 thanks in part to Merlo, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 22 points along with five assists and five boards. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played.

Paul Fabian
01/07/25 vs Southwest | 4 |
12/27/24 vs Mourning | 3 |
12/03/24 vs Homestead | 3 |
12/26/24 vs Plantation | 2 |
12/17/24 vs Northwestern | 2 |
Paul Fabian was another key player, putting up eight points and four steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals.
TERRA Environmental is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Southwest, they dropped their record down to 7-6 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. TERRA Environmental will venture away from home to face off against Coral Reef at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. TERRA Environmental is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games. As for Southwest, they will head out to challenge Homestead at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Homestead is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.9 points per game this season.
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