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| 03/18/24 - Away | 26-0 W |
| 03/28/23 - Home | 13-7 W |
| 03/08/22 - Home | 20-7 W |
| 04/23/21 - Neutral | 14-0 W |
| 03/09/21 - Away | 26-0 W |
Hialeah Gardens is a perfect 5-0 against Miami Beach since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Hialeah Gardens Gladiators will welcome the Miami Beach Hi-Tides at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Hialeah Gardens 7.1, Miami Beach 8.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Hialeah Gardens is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past JC Bermudez Doral to the tune of 47-13 on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for the Gladiators, who have now won three contests in a row.
Isabelle Castrillo was nothing short of spectacular: she threw for 114 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of her passes, and also rushed for 80 yards and one touchdown.
Castrillo was just one part of a punishing run game: Hialeah Gardens was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Hialeah Gardens didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rihanna Mederos and Carolyn Lebroc. Lebroc got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Miami Beach earned a 13-6 victory over North Miami Beach on Thursday.
A big part of Miami Beach's win came down to the chemistry between Isabella Diaz-Prieto and her top target Tigerlilly Blunt. Diaz-Prieto rushed for 76 yards on only six carries while Blunt picked up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Blunt a new career-high in receiving touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Miami Beach's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Eraydy De Pena with three.
Hialeah Gardens pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.3 points on average over those games. As for Miami Beach, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2.
Everything went Hialeah Gardens' way against Miami Beach in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Hialeah Gardens made off with a 26-0 victory. Does Hialeah Gardens have another victory up their sleeve, or will Miami Beach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
