The Hialeah-Miami Lakes Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Monsignor Pace Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Hialeah-Miami Lakes and three for Monsignor Pace.
On Friday, Hialeah-Miami Lakes came up short against Hialeah Gardens and fell 48-37.
Meanwhile, Monsignor Pace scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 88-82 hit to the loss column at the hands of Atlantic. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while the Eagles are ranked 228th).
Hialeah-Miami Lakes will need focus on slowing down Easton Gelin, one of several Monsignor Pace players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 boards. Nicholas Vico was another key player, going 6 for 15 en route to 17 points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Even though they lost, Monsignor Pace was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes' loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Monsignor Pace, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-20.
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