Basketball Recap: Hamer Beats Leaders in Our Neighborhood for Their Seventh Straight Victory

Hamer

Previous Games

01/27/25 vs Leaders In Our Neighborhood	50-24
01/16/25 @ Bronx Studio	52-29
01/10/25 @ IN-Tech Academy	57-15
01/09/25 vs Comprehensive Model	42-15
12/12/24 vs Law Government & Justice	55-12
+ 2 more games

Hamer put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Leaders In Our Neighborhood Lions with a sharp 50-24 victory. Given Hamer's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while Leaders In Our Neighborhood is ranked 359th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leaders In Our Neighborhood lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Makayla Malcolm, who posted six points along with 16 rebounds and four blocks. Malcolm has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sinaya Alvarez, who went 5 for 10 on her way to 10 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.

Hamer pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.4 points per game. As for Leaders In Our Neighborhood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.

Hamer has already played their next game, a 65-24 victory against Law Government & Justice on the 30th. As for Leaders In Our Neighborhood, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 55-21 win against Bronx Studio on the 31st.