The Young Women's Leadership Academy Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the John F. Kennedy Rockets at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Young Women's Leadership Academy and seven for John F. Kennedy.
Young Women's Leadership Academy suffered their biggest defeat since November 30, 2023 on Friday. They were beaten by Cuero 60-23. While losing is never fun, Young Women's Leadership Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1217th, while Cuero is ranked 225th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 108-7, which was the final score in John F. Kennedy's tilt against La Vernia last Friday. John F. Kennedy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-4.
Young Women's Leadership Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost 12 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season. As for John F. Kennedy, their loss was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 1-23.
Young Women's Leadership Academy strolled past John F. Kennedy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 33-17. The rematch might be a little tougher for Young Women's Leadership Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
