For the first time this season, North Miami will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will head out on the road to take on the Hialeah Thoroughbreds at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Miami has given up an average of 64.3 points per game this season, but Tuesday’s game will give them a chance to turn things around.
North Miami is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn’t be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Westland Hialeah 101-71. The Pioneers not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since December 4, 2025 (when they won 69-39).
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Calando Joseph and Julius Ochoa were among the main playmakers for North Miami as the former went 7-for-12 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points and seven rebounds and the latter shot 64% from the field on his way to 20 points and five assists. Those 29 points gave Joseph a new career-high. Messy Beilzaire was another key player, putting up 12 points and five boards.
They weren’t the only ones working in the assist department: North Miami was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That’s the most assists they’ve managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hialeah didn’t have too much breathing room in their contest against Miami Springs on Friday, but they still walked away with a 53-48 win.
North Miami’s victory ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12. As for Hialeah, their record now sits at 4-10.
North Miami suffered a grim 71-47 defeat to Hialeah in their previous meeting back in January of 2025. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
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