The Hialeah Educational Academy Biggie are taking a road trip to take on the Belen Jesuit Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Hialeah Educational Academy managed to keep up with Columbus until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Hialeah Educational Academy lost 82-61 to Columbus. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Biggie have suffered since January 13th.
Meanwhile, Belen Jesuit's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Saturday. They fell just short of Mater Academy Charter by a score of 54-52. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wolverines came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Lions are ranked 236th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Belen Jesuit fell to 4-1. As for Hialeah Educational Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Hialeah Educational Academy strolled past Belen Jesuit in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 72-55. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Belen Jesuit's Orlando Roche, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 21 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hialeah Educational Academy still be able to contain Roche? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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