Two dominant guards in Dennis Pierre Jr and Alexander Masis are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Hialeah Educational Academy Biggie will host the iMater Charter Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hialeah Educational Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 63.1 points per game this season.
On Thursday, Hialeah Educational Academy humbled Hialeah with a 75-45 victory. Given the Biggie’s advantage in MaxPreps’ Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Thoroughbreds are ranked 633rd) , the win wasn’t entirely unexpected.
Kayne Garbutt
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Hialeah Educational Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kayne Garbutt out in front who shot 58% from the field en route to 21 points and five assists. Garbutt is becoming a predictor of the Biggie’s success: when he posts at least 15 points the team is 3-1 (and 4-9 when he doesn’t). Christian Lewis was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to eight boards and five steals.
Meanwhile, iMater Charter came up short against JC Bermudez Doral on Friday and fell 45-37. The Knights have now taken an ‘L’ in back-to-back games.
Hialeah Educational Academy’s victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-10. As for iMater Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Hialeah Educational Academy was dealt a bruising 87-55 defeat at the hands of iMater Charter in their previous meeting back in December of 2019. Thankfully for the Biggie, Christopher Gonzalez (who went 10-for-14 to rack up 23 points) won’t be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There’s only one way to find out.
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