Basketball Recap: Westland Hialeah Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Nayim Ramirez and Malique Spicer

Westland Hialeah lost against North Miami back in January of 2016 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Westland Hialeah Wildcats fell 56-44 to the North Miami Pioneers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 708th, while the Pioneers are ranked 340th).

Malique Spicer

Rebounds (Career)

12/17/24 @ North Miami	11
11/22/24 vs Goleman	10
11/21/24 vs JC Bermudez Doral	8
11/19/24 vs Hialeah-Miami Lakes	7
12/12/24 @ Coral Park	6

Malique Spicer and Nayim Ramirez certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Spicer almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards, while Ramirez posted eight points along with five assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave Spicer a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinmore Williams, who put up six points and 11 rebounds.

Even though they lost, Westland Hialeah smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

Westland Hialeah dropped their record down to 4-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for North Miami, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.

Westland Hialeah didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-35 defeat against Dr. Krop on the 19th. As for North Miami, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 65-51 victory against Coconut Creek on the 27th.