Hialeah-Miami Lakes is 2-8 against Hialeah Gardens since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Hialeah-Miami Lakes Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Hialeah Gardens Gladiators at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They were beaten by American 73-37. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 734th, while the Patriots are ranked 196th).
Meanwhile, Hialeah Gardens took a blow against Mater Academy Charter on Wednesday, falling 70-36. The game marked the Gladiators' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes will need focus on slowing down Robert Masis, one of several Hialeah Gardens players who made an impact when they last played. He posted five points and nine boards. Masis has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Eduardo Hernandez was another key player, putting up five points in addition to five boards and four blocks.
Even though they lost, Hialeah Gardens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 28 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Hialeah Gardens dropped their record down to 7-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hialeah-Miami Lakes, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes suffered a grim 75-53 defeat to Hialeah Gardens in their previous meeting back in January of 2021. Can Hialeah-Miami Lakes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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