Basketball Recap: Esparto Comes Up Short

Esparto was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 95-18 loss at the hands of the Fortune Early College Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1439th, while the Panthers are ranked 518th).

Esparto's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Landon Yanez, who posted five points. Another player making a difference was Rocky Boyd, who earned four points.

Mekhi Tanner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Fortune Early College, putting up 14 points. Kaden Bean was another key player, posting 12 points and five rebounds.

Esparto's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Fortune Early College, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.

Esparto has already played their next contest (against Leroy Greene Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Fortune Early College wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 94-43 win against Creative Connections Arts Academy on the 16th.