Basketball Recap: Coral Reef's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Barracudas

Previous 3 Games

01/09/25 vs TERRA Environmental	56-51
01/07/25 vs South Dade	51-39
12/28/24 @ South Dade	65-40

Coral Reef won the last time they faced TERRA Environmental and things went their way on Thursday too. The Coral Reef Barracudas managed a 56-51 win over TERRA Environmental. Winning may never get old, but the Barracudas sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Coral Reef's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Angel Santos led the charge by putting up six points. Raul Alavarez was another key player, posting five points.

When it comes to explaining why TERRA Environmental lost, don't look at Nick Merlo. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 boards. Merlo has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Raul Hernandez, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 10 points and six rebounds.

Coral Reef is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for TERRA Environmental, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-5.

Coral Reef will venture away from home to square off against Hialeah at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for TERRA Environmental, they will take on Sunset at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.