Basketball Recap: Fortune Early College Skates Past Delta with Ease

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

12/19/24 vs Delta	86
01/09/25 vs Leroy Greene Academy	81
01/28/25 @ Delta	79
01/14/25 @ Esparto	77
11/25/24 vs John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills	65

Fortune Early College's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They blew past the Delta Saints 115-36. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 34 points or more this season.

Fortune Early College found their leader in freshman Keagan Schrader, who posted 12 points in addition to seven assists and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Schrader a new career-high in boards (three). Taj Williams was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven rebounds.

When it comes to explaining why Delta lost, don't look at Lucas Keller. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points. Keller's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.

Fortune Early College is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.4 points per game. As for Delta, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-13.

Fortune Early College didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-59 win against Westlake Charter on the 30th. As for Delta, they are taking a road trip to take on Esparto at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Delta is facing Esparto at the right time seeing as Esparto is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.