Basketball Game Preview: Fortune Early College Panthers vs. Westlake Charter Explorers

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Previous 4 Games

01/30/24 - Away	57-24 W
01/11/24 - Home	68-23 W
01/31/23 - Away	30-18 W
01/12/23 - Home	53-44 W

Fortune Early College is 4-0 against Westlake Charter since January of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Fortune Early College Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Westlake Charter Explorers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Fortune Early College is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against West Campus on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fortune Early College took a blow against West Campus, falling 68-27. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 711th, while the Warriors are ranked 226th).

Meanwhile, after soaring to 73 points the game before, Westlake Charter was a bit more limited in their matchup back in December of 2024. They fell 28-17 to Lindhurst.

Fortune Early College's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Westlake Charter, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.

Everything came up roses for Fortune Early College against Westlake Charter in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 57-24 victory. In that contest, Fortune Early College amassed a halftime lead of 34-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.