Basketball Game Preview: Fortune Early College Panthers vs. Delta Saints

The Fortune Early College Panthers will face off against the Delta Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Fortune Early College sitting on three straight wins and Delta on seven.

Fortune Early College is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Millennium, sneaking past 51-49.

Heaven Graves

Points

02/18/25 vs Millennium	21
02/07/25 vs Sacramento	8
01/30/25 vs Westlake Charter	14
01/28/25 @ Delta	18
01/22/25 vs Elite	13
+ 7 more games

Fortune Early College's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Heaven Graves, who posted 21 points. That's the most points Graves has posted since back in December of 2024. Zoe Rocha was another key player, putting up 16 points and six boards.

Meanwhile, Delta won against Westlake Charter on Friday with 28 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Delta beat Summerville by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 28-18.

Delta pushed their record up to 19-7 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 15.7 points over those games. As for Fortune Early College, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.

Fortune Early College ended up a good deal behind Delta in their previous matchup back in January, losing 49-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Delta's Ayren Rapp, who dropped a double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Fortune Early College knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.