Basketball Recap: North Miami Snaps Nine-Game Streak of Wins at Home

North Miami came up into this matchup off a tough 24-point loss last Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Carol City Chiefs by a score of 64-62 on Thursday. That makes it the first time this season the Pioneers have let down their home crowd.

When it comes to explaining why North Miami lost, don't look at Jonathan Joseph. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 19 points and 17 boards. Those 17 rebounds gave Joseph a new career-high. Kingson Valcourt was another key player, putting up 14 points and six boards.

North Miami's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5. As for Carol City, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-7.

North Miami and Jackson will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. North Miami is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.6 points per game this season. As for Carol City, they and American will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. American also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 60.7 points per game.