The Young Women's Leadership Academy Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Cuero Gobblers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Young Women's Leadership Academy is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Young Women's Leadership Academy came up short against Gonzales and fell 54-44.
Meanwhile, Cuero had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.3 points), and they went ahead and made it 15 on Tuesday. They blew past San Antonio Memorial 97-22 at home. Cuero has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Cuero can attribute much of their success to Arissa Carbonara, who scored 23 points along with eight steals and six rebounds, and Aubrey Bowles, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bowles has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lainee Ballin, who scored ten points along with five assists and five steals.
Young Women's Leadership Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost 11 of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season. As for Cuero, their victory bumped their record up to 27-3.
Young Women's Leadership Academy was dealt a bruising 59-21 loss at the hands of Cuero when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carbonara, who scored 17 points along with nine rebounds and six steals. Now that Young Women's Leadership Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
