Basketball Recap: North Miami Skates Past Mourning with Ease

A well-balanced attack led North Miami over Mourning in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the North Miami Pioneers blew the Mourning Sharks out of the water with a 75-22 final score. The Pioneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 34 points or more this season.

Jadore Hayes

Steals (Career)

01/09/25 vs Mourning	10
12/07/23 @ North Miami Beach	5
12/09/24 @ Miami Beach	3
01/29/24 vs Edison	3
12/04/24 vs North Miami Beach	2

North Miami's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jadore Hayes, who dropped a triple-double on 27 points, 25 rebounds, and ten steals. The dominant performance gave Hayes a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Donnesha Morency, who dropped a triple-double on 19 points, ten assists, and ten steals.

North Miami's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Mourning, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.

When North Miami and Mourning next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. North Miami will try to stop North Miami Beach's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Miami is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.5 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Mourning will try to stop Varela's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.