Two dominant guards in Mateo Baron and Gianmarco Altare are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. TERRA Environmental will take on the Coral Reef Barracudas at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. TERRA Environmental is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season.
Coral Reef is hoping to do what Southwest couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to TERRA Environmental's winning streak, which now stands at three games. TERRA Environmental enjoyed a cozy 58-41 win over Southwest.
Nick Merlo
| 01/07/25 vs Southwest | 2 |
| 12/28/24 vs Jackson | 2 |
| 12/27/24 vs Mourning | 6 |
| 12/26/24 vs Plantation | 4 |
Nick Merlo continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 for 15 on his way to 22 points in addition to five assists and five boards. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Paul Fabian was another key player, putting up eight points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Coral Reef earned a 51-39 victory over South Dade on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Barracudas.
TERRA Environmental better keep an eye on Ashton Williams. He was instrumental in Coral Reef's win, posting 21 points. That's the most points Williams has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Santos, who posted 11 points.
Coral Reef's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for TERRA Environmental, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
TERRA Environmental came up short against Coral Reef in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 76-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Altare, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten steals. Now that TERRA Environmental knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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