The Miramar Patriots proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by 20) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Miami Country Day 48-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Miramar has posted yet this season.
Leading Miramar to victory were Mekhi Hudson-Dillard and Joshua Skinner. Hudson-Dillard scored ten points along with five rebounds and two steals, while Skinner dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Hudson-Dillard continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Miramar is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Miami Country Day, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
Miramar won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against King's Academy at 1:00 p.m. on January 13th. One thing working in King's Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. Miami Country Day will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Don Soffer Aventura at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Don Soffer Aventura will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 508th, while Miami Country Day is ranked 173rd).
