Basketball Game Preview: True North Classical Academy Titans vs. Hialeah Educational Academy Biggie

The True North Classical Academy Titans will square off against the Hialeah Educational Academy Biggie at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Monday, True North Classical Academy beat Plantation 73-64. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Colonels are ranked 336th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hialeah Educational Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 66-65 heartbreaker at the hands of Lake Worth.

True North Classical Academy will need focus on slowing down Zavine Bieger, one of several Hialeah Educational Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 21 points. The dominant performance gave Bieger a new career-high in points. Tony Guerrero was another key player, going 6 of 14 en route to 16 points and four steals.

True North Classical Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Hialeah Educational Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.

Everything came up roses for True North Classical Academy against Hialeah Educational Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, as the team secured a 93-58 win. In that contest, True North Classical Academy amassed a halftime lead of 53-28, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.