The North Miami Beach Chargers's game on Tuesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 52-51 win over Hialeah. That result was just more of the same for these two, as North Miami Beach also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2022.
Jaycob Joseph continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 33 points and ten rebounds. That makes it eight consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of North Miami Beach's points. Jephte Noel was another key contributor, scoring six points along with eight rebounds.
North Miami Beach has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Hialeah, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2.
North Miami Beach and Stranahan will round out the year against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday at. Stranahan presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than North Miami Beach in Florida (Stranahan is ranked 66th, while North Miami Beach is ranked 321st). Hialeah's road trip will continue as they head out to face Atlantic at 3:00 p.m. on December 27th.