Basketball Recap: The Young Women's Leadership School of Astoria's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

Phoenix

Previous 5 Games

01/28/25 vs Scholars Academy	41-44
01/18/25 vs Queens Teaching	47-25
01/16/25 @ Goddard Communications Arts & Tech	46-11
01/14/25 @ Careers in Television & Film	49-28
01/09/25 @ The Baccalaureate School for Global Education	66-17

It was fun while it lasted, but The Young Women's Leadership School of Astoria's undefeated season came to an end after 12 games on Tuesday. They fell just short of Scholars Academy by a score of 44-41. The loss put an end to the Phoenix 's undefeated start to the season.

Having lost for the first time this season, The Young Women's Leadership School of Astoria fell to 12-1. As for Scholars Academy, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.

The Young Women's Leadership School of Astoria and Scholars Academy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. The Young Women's Leadership School of Astoria will challenge Pathways College Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Friday up 389 places (128 vs. 517). The Young Women's Leadership School of Astoria will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Meanwhile, Scholars Academy (ranked 231st) will meet The Baccalaureate School for Global Education (ranked 660th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Young Women's Leadership School of Astoria's defense has only allowed 28.4 points per game this season, so Scholars Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.