Young Men's Leadership Academy is 3-0 against Gonzales since January of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. Young Men's Leadership Academy will head out on the road to face off against the Gonzales Apaches at 7:00 p.m. Young Men's Leadership Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Young Men's Leadership Academy pushed their score all the way to 59 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to La Vernia 65-59. 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 1085th, while La Vernia is ranked 275th).
Despite the loss, Young Men's Leadership Academy saw an underclassman step up: Isaiah Rivera scored 24 points along with two steals. Rivera continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Tavion Steen was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
Even though Gonzales has not done well against Cuero recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Gonzales narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cuero 62-60. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Young Men's Leadership Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Gonzales, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-18.
Everything came up roses for Young Men's Leadership Academy against Gonzales when the teams last played back in December of 2023 as the squad secured a 73-44 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Young Men's Leadership Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
