Even though the Booker T. Washington Tornadoes scored an imposing 69 points on Tuesday, the North Miami Beach Chargers still came out on top. North Miami Beach escaped with a win against Booker T. Washington by the margin of a single free throw, 70-69. For North Miami Beach, this counts as revenge for the 59-54 defeat Booker T. Washington walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Jaycob Joseph continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 4-for-8 from downtown and dropping a double-double on 34 points and ten rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of North Miami Beach's points. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Joseph, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
Several Tornadoes players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Zephaniah Pratt , who scored 15 points. That's the first time this season that Pratt scored 15 or more points. Eli Nunez was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with six rebounds.
The victory got North Miami Beach back to even at 2-2. As for Booker T. Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Miami Beach will take on North Miami at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Booker T. Washington, they will be playing at home against Northwestern at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northwestern presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Booker T. Washington in Florida (Northwestern is ranked 53rd, while Booker T. Washington is ranked 467th).
