If Ransom Everglades wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Coral Reef, they should've done a better job of containing Gianmarco Altare. The Coral Reef Barracudas took down the Ransom Everglades Raiders 67-49 on Friday thanks in part to Altare, who went 9 for 14 en route to 25 points plus four steals. The matchup was his third in a row with at least ten points.
Despite the loss, Ransom Everglades saw an underclassman step up: freshman Julian Silvetz went 7 for 14 en route to 21 points plus two steals and two blocks. That was a full 42.9% of Ransom Everglades' points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jorgie Gomez, who had seven points in addition to three steals.
The win made it two in a row for Coral Reef and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Ransom Everglades, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Coral Reef will challenge Homestead at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Homestead is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season. As for Ransom Everglades, they and Hebrew Academy are set to duel on Monday. One thing working in Hebrew Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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