The Miami Beach Hi-Tides will square off against the North Miami Beach Chargers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Miami Beach is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, Miami Beach lost to Goleman on the road by a 37-23 margin. While losing is never fun, the Hi-Tides can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 456th, while the Gators are ranked 222nd).
Meanwhile, North Miami Beach humbled Jackson with a 60-8 victory. The Chargers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 32 points or more this season.
North Miami Beach found their leader in freshman Serena Volcy, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten steals. With that strong performance, Volcy is now averaging an impressive 16.6 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Yoshaney Cayaso, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten steals.
North Miami Beach's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Miami Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Miami Beach skirted past North Miami Beach 36-34 in their previous matchup back in December of 2016. Will Miami Beach repeat their success, or does North Miami Beach have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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