Basketball Recap: Omari Meda's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Mourning over TERRA Environmental

With Mourning's effective field goal percentage at 76% and TERRA Environmental's at 34% on Friday, the final result was to be expected on Friday. The Mourning Sharks fell 65-52 to TERRA Environmental. The Sharks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Mourning lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Omari Meda, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Meda has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. Pablo Rivas was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven steals.

Even though they lost, Mourning smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive matches.

TERRA Environmental was led to victory by Nick Merlo and Mateo Baron. Merlo dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 boards, while Baron posted 23 points and six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Baron has scored at least a third of TERRA Environmental's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Cabello, who put up eight points and eight steals.

Mourning's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for TERRA Environmental, the win got them back to even at 4-4.

Mourning wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 74-71 loss against Goleman on the 28th. As for TERRA Environmental, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-45 victory against Jackson on the 28th.