Oasis managed to keep up with Palmetto Ridge until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Oasis Sharks lost 58-37 to the Palmetto Ridge Bears. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Sharks of the 73-46 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2022.
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Oasis lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Johnny Cernuska, who posted two points in addition to five boards and four blocks. Those four blocks gave Cernuska a new career-high. Austin Louzao was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Palmetto Ridge's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Juju Castillo, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydon Soto, who went 5 of 9 en route to 13 points and five steals.
Oasis has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-11 record this season. As for Palmetto Ridge, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Oasis will look to defend their home court on Monday against Clewiston at 6:00 p.m. Oasis is facing Clewiston at the right time seeing as Clewiston is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Palmetto Ridge, they will face off against Immokalee at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palmetto Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.4 points per game this season.
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