Basketball Recap: Washington Leadership Academy Wins High-Profile Match Against Washington Latin Public Charter School

On Tuesday, Washington Leadership Academy faced Washington Latin Public Charter School in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Washington Leadership Academy blew past the Washington Latin Public Charter School Lions 44-14. The game marked Washington Leadership Academy's most dominant win of the season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Washington Leadership Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Karen Hernandez-Ramos, who posted 14 points. The dominant performance gave Hernandez-Ramos a new career-high in points. Jamylah Summers was another key player, putting up 12 points.

When it comes to explaining why Washington Latin Public Charter School lost, don't look at Victoria Guevara. Despite the final result, she scored nine points. That was a full 64.3% of Washington Latin Public Charter School's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.

Washington Leadership Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Washington Latin Public Charter School, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Washington Leadership Academy will welcome KIPP College Prep at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Washington Leadership Academy's defense has only allowed 27.8 points per game this season, so KIPP College Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Washington Latin Public Charter School, they will challenge DC International at 5:30 p.m. on January 30th.