{"id":130668,"date":"2026-01-24T20:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T20:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/130668\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T20:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T20:50:08","slug":"dynamic-duo-of-alexander-masis-and-alex-benitez-lead-imater-charter-to-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/130668\/","title":{"rendered":"Dynamic Duo of Alexander Masis and Alex Benitez Lead Imater Charter to Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

IMater Charter<\/a> barely beat Hialeah Gardens<\/a> the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn’t the case this time around. The Knights blew past the Gladiators 60-36 on Friday. The Knights not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since December 16, 2025 (when they won 86-58).<\/p>\n

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Alexander Masis<\/p>\n

01\/23\/26 vs Hialeah Gardens501\/20\/26 @ Parkridge Christian301\/15\/26 @ Hialeah Educational Academy312\/17\/25 @ Pinecrest Prep212\/16\/25 @ Hialeah-Miami Lakes2+ 6 more games<\/a><\/p>\n

IMater Charter was led to victory by Alex Benitez<\/a> and Alexander Masis<\/a>. Benitez posted 15 points in addition to five boards and three steals, while Masis had 13 points along with seven assists and five steals. Masis is becoming a predictor of the Knights’ success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 2-1 (and 5-8 when he doesn’t). Another player making a difference was Joshua Berdugo<\/a>, who earned nine points.<\/p>\n

Despite the loss, Hialeah Gardens had strong showings from Jeremiah Oliveras<\/a>, who put up 13 points and seven rebounds, and Robert Masis<\/a>, who scored six points and eight boards. That was a full 36.1% of the Gladiators’ points, marking the third time in a row Oliveras has posted more than a third of the team’s points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hamlet Rodriguez<\/a>, who had four steals.<\/p>\n

IMater Charter’s win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Hialeah Gardens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-8.<\/p>\n

Coming up, iMater Charter will look to defend their home court on Monday against Pinecrest North Preparatory at 7:30 p.m. As for Hialeah Gardens, they will head out to take on Killian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Gladiators will be up against the Cougars’ rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.38 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.<\/p>\n

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