If Hialeah Gardens was riding high fresh off their 64-33 takedown of Dr. Krop last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hialeah Gardens Gladiators came up short against the Goleman Gators on Friday, falling 66-44. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gladiators this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 40-39 last Thursday.
Alexander Masis
| 01/24/25 @ Goleman | 2 |
| 01/23/25 vs Dr. Krop | 5 |
| 01/21/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management | 2 |
| 01/16/25 vs Goleman | 3 |
Hialeah Gardens lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Alexander Masis, who posted 12 points and five rebounds. Masis is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Eduardo Hernandez, who earned seven points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, Hialeah Gardens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 16 offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Franki Sosa continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Goleman, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Frudrias Porter, who went 7 for 13 en route to 18 points and three steals.
Hialeah Gardens has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Goleman, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Hialeah Gardens will face off against iMater Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hialeah Gardens is facing iMater Charter at the right time seeing as iMater Charter is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Goleman, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-47 loss against Forest Hill on the 25th.
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