Recap: TERRA Environmental vs. Florida Christian Patriots
TERRA Environmental entered their tilt with the Florida Christian Patriots with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. TERRA Environmental secured a 69-63 W over Florida Christian on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
TERRA Environmental's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jordan Del Rio, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Del Rio has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Merlo, who scored 18 points along with nine rebounds.
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kohl Rosario, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. Rosario has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 13 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ryan Rangel, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
TERRA Environmental is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Florida Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-5.
TERRA Environmental and Homestead will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Homestead is on a four-game streak of home wins, TERRA Environmental a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Florida Christian will take on Dade Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Dade Christian is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 51.5 points per game.
