Palmetto Ridge's and Oasis's game on Thursday was close at halftime, but Palmetto Ridge turned on the heat in the second half with 38 points. The Palmetto Ridge Bears were the clear victor by a 58-37 margin over the Oasis Sharks. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
| 01/30/25 @ Oasis | 8 |
| 01/10/25 vs Estero | 5 |
| 11/20/24 @ Everglades City | 5 |
| 12/05/24 vs Immokalee | 4 |
| 01/01/25 vs Highlands Christian | 4 |
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 posted 11 points in addition to eight rebounds and eight steals. Those eight steals gave Castillo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydon Soto, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points and five steals.
Oasis lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Johnny Cernuska, who scored two points along with five boards and four blocks. Austin Louzao was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Palmetto Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to threes: they averaged an imposing 5.42 three-pointers in those games compared to only 5.42 in the others. As for Oasis, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-11 record this season.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Palmetto Ridge 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. As for Oasis, they will be playing at home against Clewiston at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Oasis is facing Clewiston at the right time seeing as Clewiston is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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