Basketball Game Preview: Lourdes Academy vs. North Miami Pioneers

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Previous 4 Games

01/09/24 - Away	60-50 W
12/12/22 - Home	66-41 W
12/20/21 - Neutral	65-55 W
02/16/21 - Neutral	55-52 W

Lourdes Academy has gone 4-0 against North Miami recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. Lourdes Academy will face off against the North Miami Pioneers. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Lourdes Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 53-33 margin over TERRA Environmental. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lourdes Academy.

Sophia Sandoval was her usual excellent self, putting up 29 points and five steals. That makes it 19 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Lourdes Academy's points. Ava Feenane was another key player, posting ten points and eight rebounds.

Meanwhile, North Miami hadn't done well against Norland recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. North Miami breezed by Norland to the tune of 68-29. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Vikings are ranked 307th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

North Miami's victory bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Lourdes Academy, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.

Lourdes Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over North Miami in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 60-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Miami's Jadore Hayes, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 15 boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lourdes Academy still be able to contain Hayes? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.