Basketball Recap: Leaders in Our Neighborhood Drops Season-High Score on Bronx Studio

Lions

Team Score

01/31/25 vs Bronx Studio	55
12/17/24 @ Bronx Studio	44
12/19/24 @ Law Government & Justice	40
01/16/25 @ Success Academy of Liberal Arts	30
12/05/24 @ Wings Academy	30

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leaders In Our Neighborhood). They breezed by the Bronx Studio N/A to the tune of 55-21 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their 24-point performance the contest before.

Leaders In Our Neighborhood was led to victory by Sinaya Alvarez and Nylah Simmons. Alvarez almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards, while Simmons dropped a double-double on 20 points and 19 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Alvarez has scored at least a third of Leaders In Our Neighborhood's points. Nanette Duncan was another key player, putting up six points and eight boards.

Leaders In Our Neighborhood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.

Leaders In Our Neighborhood's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. Those victories didn't necessarily come from the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 18.3 points per game. As for Bronx Studio, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Leaders In Our Neighborhood Lions face off against the Law Government & Justice Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Bronx Studio does not have any more games scheduled as of now.