Young Men's Leadership Academy will take on the Marion Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Young Men's Leadership Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches.
Young Men's Leadership Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Great Hearts Northern Oaks just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 76-62 bruising from the Griffins.
Despite the loss, Young Men's Leadership Academy had strong showings from Aiden Olivarez, who posted 22 points and six steals, and Adam Ortiz, who went 5 for 9 en route to 15 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 35.5% of Young Men's Leadership Academy's points, marking the 18th time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Raishaun Conaway, who had ten points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Marion, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 63-53 victory over Great Hearts Northern Oaks on Friday.
Marion is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Young Men's Leadership Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
Young Men's Leadership Academy couldn't quite finish off Marion in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 and fell 59-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marion's Travis Randle, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 19 points. Now that Young Men's Leadership Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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