Basketball Recap: Josiah Brooks Key Part of a Team Effort in Biggie Win

Biggie

Previous 2 Games

01/09/25 @ North Broward Prep	55-36
01/07/25 @ NSU University	61-52

On Thursday, the Hialeah Educational Academy Biggie strolled past the North Broward Prep Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 55-36. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Biggie.

Hialeah Educational Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Josiah Brooks, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. Hialeah Educational Academy is 10-3 when Brooks posts eight or more boards, but 1-2 otherwise. Tony Guerrero was another key player, putting up ten points along with seven assists and four steals.

Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ryan Baxley, who posted 11 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Smith, who put up four points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.

Hialeah Educational Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for North Broward Prep, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.

Hialeah Educational Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 54-42 victory against Norland on the 11th. As for North Broward Prep, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Reagan at 6:30 p.m. Reagan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.