Basketball Recap: Weed's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Thursday

By Team Reports Mar 7, 2025, 12:27am

Basketball Recap: Weed Cougars vs. Fortune Early College Panthers

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Previous 5 Games

03/06/25 @ Fortune Early College55-59
03/04/25 @ Middletown70-63
03/01/25 vs Portola73-54
02/27/25 vs Mt. Shasta63-48
02/21/25 vs Hamilton71-47

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Weed couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell to the Fortune Early College Panthers 59-55. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their 19-game winning streak.

Fortune Early College's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mekhi Tanner led the charge by putting up 17 points and five assists. Tanner's big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Malachi Hollingsworth, who posted 13 points.

Weed's loss dropped their record down to 25-7. As for Fortune Early College, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season.

Weed does not have any more games scheduled as of now. We've got a battle between Panthers coming up. University Prep will need to watch out since Fortune Early College has now posted at least 55 points in their last 11 contests.

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