Basketball Recap: Mateo Baron Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Jackson

TERRA Environmental won the last time they faced Jackson and things went their way on Saturday too. TERRA Environmental walked away with a 53-45 victory over the Jackson Generals. The win made it back-to-back victories for TERRA Environmental.

Mateo Baron

Points

12/28/24 vs Jackson	17
12/27/24 vs Mourning	23
12/26/24 vs Plantation	18
12/19/24 @ South Miami	34
12/17/24 vs Northwestern	20

TERRA Environmental's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mateo Baron, who posted 17 points and five rebounds. Baron is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Raul Hernandez, who earned ten points and seven rebounds.

Despite the loss, Jackson still got an impressive performance from Jordany Fils-Aime, who had 15 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. With that strong performance, Fils-Aime is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Dorian Jules, who posted ten points.

TERRA Environmental has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Jackson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.

TERRA Environmental will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Southwest at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th. Southwest will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something TERRA Environmental surely won't give up without a fight. Jackson also won't see the court for a while: their next game is against American at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th. Jackson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.7 points per game this season.