The Miami Country Day Spartans and the Miramar Patriots are set to duel on Monday. One thing working in Miami Country Day's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Miami Country Day is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Northwestern just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Bulls by a score of 82-80. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (77), the Spartans still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Miami Country Day saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Miguel Orbe went 10 for 19 en route to 27 points plus two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Orbe has scored all season. Aiden Reid was another key player, posting 12 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, everything went Miramar's way against Nova on Friday as Miramar made off with a 62-40 win. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 22 points or more this season.
Siah Blot was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 18 en route to 24 points plus six assists and two steals. Blot is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Joshua Skinner, who went 5 for 12 en route to 15 points plus six rebounds and three steals.
Miramar now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Miami Country Day, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Miami Country Day couldn't quite finish off Miramar in their previous meeting back in January and fell 48-46. Will Miami Country Day have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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