Basketball Preview: North Miami Pioneers vs. Ransom Everglades Raiders
The North Miami Pioneers will venture away from home to square off against the Ransom Everglades Raiders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully North Miami focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up eight on Thursday.
North Miami took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They took down Hollywood Hills 64-46.
Jonathan Joseph went supernova for North Miami, going 8 for 15 en route to 20 points plus six rebounds and two steals. Calando Joseph was another key player, scoring 12 points along with two blocks.
Meanwhile, after only 30 points in their last matchup, Ransom Everglades made sure to put some points up on the board against SEED of Miami on Thursday. Ransom Everglades blew past SEED of Miami 65-20. The Raiders pushed the score to 57-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had no chance of recovering from.
Ransom Everglades found their leader in freshman Julian Silvetz, who went 8 for 18 en route to 19 points plus six rebounds and three blocks. What's more, Silvetz also racked up three assists, the most he's had since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Quinn Pegg, who had seven points in addition to five rebounds and two steals.
The win got Ransom Everglades back to even at 1-1. As for North Miami, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
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