Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Perspectives Leadership/Technology

Warriors

Previous Games

01/17/25 vs Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus	64-46
01/15/25 vs Chicago University	60-20
01/10/25 vs Jones	53-44
01/08/25 @ Simeon	51-48
12/30/24 vs Rich Township	48-42
+ 3 more games

Perspectives Leadership/Technology came tearing into Friday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus Ravens with points to spare, taking the game 64-46. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Ravens are ranked 399th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Perspectives Leadership/Technology's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Danalia Laredo led the charge by going 10 of 12 on her way to 21 points along with five boards and four steals. Laredo is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Karla Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds.

Perspectives Leadership/Technology was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2024.

Perspectives Leadership/Technology's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-8.

Perspectives Leadership/Technology will head out on the road to challenge Lane Tech at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Perspectives Leadership/Technology has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus Ravens duke it out with the Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus is facing Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park at the right time seeing as Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park is stuck on a four-game losing streak.