After three games on the road, Young Women's Leadership Academy is heading back home. They will take on the La Vernia Bears at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Young Women's Leadership Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1213th, while the Bears are ranked 310th).
Young Women's Leadership Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They put the hurt on Fox Tech with a sharp 48-24 victory.
Gabriela Santos continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points. That makes it 22 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Young Women's Leadership Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Kayla McEwen, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, La Vernia unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Cuero by a score of 45-43.
The losing side was boosted by Claira Fike, who shot 5-for-6 from long range and dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendalyn Bay, who scored eight points.
Young Women's Leadership Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-17. As for La Vernia, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-6.
Young Women's Leadership Academy was dealt a bruising 78-13 defeat at the hands of the Bears when the teams last played back in January. Will Young Women's Leadership Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
