Hialeah hasn't had much luck against Killian recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Hialeah Thoroughbreds will venture away from home to take on the Killian Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Hialeah's defense has only allowed 25.1 points per game this season, so Killian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Hialeah easily dispatched Dr. Krop back in December of 2024, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Hialeah fell just short of Central by a score of 38-36 on Tuesday.
Zariah Louissaint put forth a good effort for the losing side as she posted 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Krisha Rinville, who put up ten points.
Meanwhile, Killian came tearing into back in December of 2024's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 67-33 win over the Cavaliers. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 433rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Killian pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Hialeah, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Hialeah came up short against Killian when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 43-32. Can Hialeah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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