Basketball Game Preview: The Leffell School Lions vs. Yonkers Montessori Academy Eagles

The Leffell School Lions will venture away from home to take on the Yonkers Montessori Academy Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

The Leffell School easily dispatched Keio Academy of N.Y. back in December of 2024, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Leffell School fell just short of Haldane by a score of 44-41 back in December of 2024. The Lions have struggled against the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Yonkers Montessori Academy entered their tilt with Irvington on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They escaped with a win against the Bulldogs by the margin of a single free throw, 57-56.

Yonkers Montessori Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for The Leffell School, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

The Leffell School was taken down by Yonkers Montessori Academy 68-26 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point The Leffell School was down 49-12.