Basketball Recap: Hialeah Educational Academy Takes a Loss

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 the Lake Worth Trojans. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Biggie came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Trojans are ranked 235th).

Hialeah Educational Academy lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Zavine Bieger, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 21 points. The dominant performance gave Bieger a new career-high in points. Tony Guerrero was another key player, going 6 of 14 on his way to 16 points and four steals.

Hialeah Educational Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Lake Worth, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.

Hialeah Educational Academy has already played their next contest (against True North Classical Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lake Worth will take on Northeast at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Lake Worth is facing Northeast at the right time seeing as Northeast is stuck on a four-game losing streak.