This season hasn't been kind to Young Men's Leadership Academy, who are still winless after their tenth matchup. They took a serious blow against Universal Academy on Tuesday, falling 70-38. While losing is never fun, Young Men's Leadership Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1558th, while Universal Academy is ranked 322nd).
Universal Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cyrus Shaw, who scored 21 points along with 6 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Shaw has scored at least 25% of Universal Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Solomon Bradshaw, who scored 10 points along with 7 assists and 3 steals.
Young Men's Leadership Academy's loss was their fifth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 0-10. As for Universal Academy, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Young Men's Leadership Academy has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Universal Academy at 7:00 p.m. on December 5th. Universal Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Young Men's Leadership Academy likes a good challenge. As for Universal Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Young Men's Leadership Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
