North Miami is 8-2 against North Miami Beach since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. Having just played yesterday, the North Miami Pioneers will get right back to it and host the North Miami Beach Chargers at 7:30 p.m. North Miami will be strutting in after a win while North Miami Beach will be coming in after a loss.
North Miami took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 61-59 victory over Jackson.
North Miami's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jonathan Joseph led the charge by going 7 for 11 en route to 17 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. The game was Joseph's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Jean-Jacques, who earned 13 points along with two steals.
North Miami was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, North Miami Beach ended up a good deal behind American two weeks ago and lost 51-37. The defeat continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, North Miami Beach had strong showings from Taniel Louis-Jeune, who scored nine points in addition to eight rebounds, and Jeremy Gerffarad, who scored two points in addition to two steals.
The win got North Miami back to even at 2-2. As for North Miami Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
North Miami took a serious blow against North Miami Beach in their previous matchup back in January, falling 65-34. Can North Miami avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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