Hialeah Gardens entered their game against Goleman on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Hialeah Gardens Gladiators were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 40-39 to the Goleman Gators. The Gladiators were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Gators apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
Hialeah Gardens lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Eduardo Hernandez, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. Hernandez has become a key player for Hialeah Gardens: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least eight boards, but 3-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Robert Masis, who posted eight points in addition to 17 rebounds and four blocks.
Even though they lost, Hialeah Gardens was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goleman only racked up nine assists.
Franki Sosa continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Goleman, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 14 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Sosa has scored at least a third of Goleman's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylon Hall, who earned ten points and six rebounds.
Hialeah Gardens' defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-8. As for Goleman, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hialeah Gardens will take on Sports Leadership & Management at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Goleman, they will square off against Coral Shores at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Goleman's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Coral Shores has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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