Young Men's Leadership Academy entered their tilt with the John F. Kennedy Rockets with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Young Men's Leadership Academy walked away with a 54-45 victory over John F. Kennedy on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Young Men's Leadership Academy has won by exactly nine points.
Jeremiah Conaway was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Mcewen, who scored seven points along with six assists and two steals.
Several Rockets players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Aiden Ragland, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Rocky Apolinar was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with three steals.
John F. Kennedy struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Young Men's Leadership Academy racked up ten assists.
Young Men's Leadership Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season. As for John F. Kennedy, their loss dropped their record down to 16-15.
Young Men's Leadership Academy will head out on the road to challenge Fox Tech at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Fox Tech's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups. As for John F. Kennedy, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Gonzales at 6:30 p.m. Gonzales is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
