Basketball Recap: Miami Comes Up Short

Miami and Columbus squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Miami had to settle for second. They were dealt a 74-44 defeat at the hands of the Columbus Explorers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Explorers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 79-51 two weeks ago.

Romari Robinson

Rebounds (Career)

02/20/25 vs Columbus	11
02/12/25 vs Park Vista	10
01/14/25 vs Belen Jesuit	10
01/09/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management	10
02/17/25 vs Coral Glades	7

Miami's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Romari Robinson, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds gave Robinson a new career-high. Aaron Richard was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 13 points and nine boards.

Cameron Boozer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Columbus, dropping a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds. The match was Boozer's 13th in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Gaskins, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten boards.

Miami's defeat dropped their record down to 22-6. As for Columbus, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-3.

Miami does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Columbus will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Seminole at 11:00 a.m. on March 7th. Columbus knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully Seminole likes a good challenge.