Basketball Recap: St. Anthony Sets Scoring Season-High Against Young Men's Leadership Academy

Yellowjackets

Team Score

12/10/24 vs Young Men's Leadership Academy	98
11/30/24 @ Warren	87
11/15/24 vs Carroll	81
11/27/24 @ Burbank	76
11/14/24 vs Holmes	76

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Anthony). They claimed a resounding 98-68 victory over Young Men's Leadership Academy. The Yellowjackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.

Despite the defeat, Young Men's Leadership Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aiden Olivarez went 13 of 21 on his way to 38 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. That was a full 55.9% of Young Men's Leadership Academy's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Kroger, who had 12 points.

St. Anthony's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 19.2 points. As for Young Men's Leadership Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6.

St. Anthony will challenge St. John XXIII at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Young Men's Leadership Academy, they will be taking part in a tournament against Navarro at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday.