It was a good run, but the Hialeah Thoroughbreds unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 71-61 to Hialeah Gardens. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Sebastian Pupo, who scored 43 points along with five assists and five steals for Hialeah Gardens. The contest was Pupo's tenth in a row with at least ten points. Max Johnson was another key contributor, scoring four points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
Hialeah's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. As for Hialeah Gardens, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Hialeah won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Westland Hialeah at 7:30 p.m. on December 19th. Hialeah Gardens won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Schoolhouse Prep at 7:30 p.m. on December 19th. Schoolhouse Prep 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 577th, while Hialeah Gardens is ranked 148th).
