Basketball Recap: North Miami Comes Up Short

On Saturday, the North Miami Pioneers were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-53 to the Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars.

Jadore Hayes

Points

01/04/25 vs Pembroke Pines Charter	30
01/03/25 vs South Broward	31
12/11/24 vs Palmetto	18
12/09/24 @ Miami Beach	24
12/04/24 vs North Miami Beach	19

When it comes to explaining why North Miami lost, don't look at Jadore Hayes. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 30 points and 25 rebounds. The matchup was Hayes' 11th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Donnesha Morency, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten boards.

Madison Ojeda was nothing short of spectacular for Pembroke Pines Charter: she posted 26 points. The dominant performance gave Ojeda a new career-high in points. Caroline Curl was another key player, putting up 13 points.

North Miami has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-4 record this season. As for Pembroke Pines Charter, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.

North Miami wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 59-24 win against Dr. Krop on the 7th. As for Pembroke Pines Charter, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 39-28 victory against McArthur on the 7th.