The North Miami Pioneers will square off against the Southridge Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Miami saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They blew past Ferguson 64-41.
Jadore Hayes
| 01/22/25 @ Ferguson | 30 |
| 01/15/25 vs Goleman | 30 |
| 01/10/25 @ North Miami Beach | 26 |
| 01/09/25 vs Mourning | 25 |
Jadore Hayes was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 30 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted 25 or more boards the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rayna Benoit, who went 6 for 12 en route to 20 points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Southridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They breezed by North Miami Beach to the tune of 50-19 on Wednesday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Chargers are ranked 211th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southridge's win came from a few key players North Miami will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Sakura Barnes, who went 8 of 10 on her way to 18 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. That's the most points she has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Emily Jean-Glaude, who went 5 for 7 en route to 16 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Southridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Miami Beach only racked up one assist.
North Miami has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.2 points per game. As for Southridge, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as North Miami and Southridge are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. North Miami hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 60.1 points per game. However, it's not like Southridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 55.5 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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