Preview: Fortune Academy vs. Union Rockets
Fortune Academy is 0-7 against Union since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Fortune Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against the Union Rockets at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-17, which was the final score in Fortune Academy's tilt against GEO Next Generation on Thursday. Fortune Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Union was the victim of a tough 65-42 loss at the hands of MTI School of Knowledge on Saturday. Union has struggled against MTI School of Knowledge recently, as their game on Saturday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite their defeat, Union saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Lamar Schwartz, who scored 12 points along with 9 rebounds and 6 steals, was perhaps the best of all. Schwartz is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson Ogden, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 rebounds.
Fortune Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Union, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Fortune Academy took a serious blow against Union when the teams last played on Tuesday, falling 75-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Union's Ogden, who scored 30 points along with 9 rebounds. Now that Fortune Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
