Basketball Game Preview: Stern Titans vs. Los Angeles Leadership Academy Lions

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12/10/24 - Away	21-12 W
01/29/24 - Away	38-5 W
12/13/23 - Home	43-8 W
01/26/23 - Away	51-18 W
12/13/22 - Away	1-0 W
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Stern is 8-1 against Los Angeles Leadership Academy since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Stern Titans just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Los Angeles Leadership Academy Lions at 2:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Stern: 29.2, Los Angeles Leadership Academy: 19.9) so any points scored will be well earned.

Los Angeles Leadership Academy will be up against a hot Stern team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Stern was the clear victor by a 41-16 margin over The School of Los Angeles on Wednesday. The match marked the Titans' most dominant victory of the season.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Leadership Academy was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 18-17 to The School of Los Angeles.

Stern will need focus on slowing down Leia Nevarez, one of several Los Angeles Leadership Academy players who made an impact when they last played. She posted two points along with seven steals and five boards. Nevarez has become a key player for Los Angeles Leadership Academy: the team is 2-1 when she posts at least five steals, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Garcia, who put up two points and five blocks.

Stern is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 18.7 points per game. As for Los Angeles Leadership Academy, they now have a losing record at 4-5.