Basketball Recap: Leadership Has No Trouble Against Oakland Charter

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Leadership had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They strolled past the Oakland Charter Matadors with points to spare, taking the game 33-17. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 37-29 back in January.

Hannah Tagaga

Steals

02/06/25 vs Oakland Charter	4
02/03/25 @ Coliseum College Prep Academy	2
01/15/25 vs Averroes	2
01/10/25 vs Oakland Charter	1
12/13/24 vs Tennyson	1
12/11/24 @ Bay Tech	5

Hannah Tagaga was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 11 points and 13 boards. What's more, she also racked up four steals, the most she's had since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Angela Carrasco, who posted seven points and six rebounds.

Leadership is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.3 points over those games. As for Oakland Charter, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5.

Leadership has already played their next match, a 50-26 defeat against Coliseum College Prep Academy on the 10th. Oakland Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.