Miami lost against Jefferson Independent Day back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Miami Eagles took a 60-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers. The Eagles were down 51-29 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Jefferson Independent Day was led to victory by Kohl Thurman and Jack Twiss. Thurman dropped a double-double with 17 points and 13 boards, while Twiss went 7-for-14 on his way to 20 points and five steals. Twiss is becoming a predictor of Jefferson Independent Day's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 11-4 (and 3-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Will Twiss, who posted 12 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals.
Miami dropped their record down to 4-5-1 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Jefferson Independent Day, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Looking ahead, Miami will venture away from home to take on Montrose/Ballard at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Miami is facing Montrose/Ballard at the right time seeing as Montrose/Ballard is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Jefferson Independent Day, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Verona at 7:00 p.m. Jefferson Independent Day will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Verona will have lost 20 straight heading into Tuesday's contest.
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