Basketball Game Preview: Leaders In Our Neighborhood Lions vs. Law Government & Justice Tigers

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Leaders In Our Neighborhood Lions duke it out with the Law Government & Justice Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday... The timing is sure in Leaders In Our Neighborhood's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Law Government & Justice has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

Leaders In Our Neighborhood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Bronx Studio 55-21. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their 24-point performance the contest before.

Leaders In Our Neighborhood's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sinaya Alvarez, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards, and Nylah Simmons, who 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 rebounds.

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

Meanwhile, Law Government & Justice was beaten by Hamer 65-24 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 573rd, while Hamer are ranked 110th).

Law Government & Justice's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Leaders In Our Neighborhood, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.

Everything came up roses for Leaders In Our Neighborhood against Law Government & Justice when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 40-10 victory. Does Leaders In Our Neighborhood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Law Government & Justice turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.