On Tuesday, Palmetto came up short against TERRA Environmental and fell 64-54. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Palmetto has scored all season.
Palmetto lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Samfree Sarante, who scored 13 points. Marcos Alberich was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
TERRA Environmental's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ramiro Pando-Tristan led the charge by scoring 17 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nick Merlo, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Palmetto's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for TERRA Environmental, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palmetto will take on Florida Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for TERRA Environmental, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Varela at 7:30 p.m. Varela will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 668th, while TERRA Environmental is ranked 86th).
