The Fortune Early College Panthers will challenge the Esparto Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fortune Early College will be strutting in after a win while Esparto will be coming in after a loss.
It was a proper cat-fight when Fortune Early College faced off against Leroy Greene Academy on Tuesday. Fortune Early College put the hurt on Leroy Greene Academy with a sharp 52-26 victory. The Panthers pushed the score to 50-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
Tenya Bailey
| 02/04/25 @ Leroy Greene Academy | 25 |
| 12/15/23 vs Florin | 24 |
| 01/16/24 @ Leroy Greene Academy | 19 |
| 01/11/25 vs Burbank | 19 |
| 01/07/25 @ Westlake Charter | 17 |
Fortune Early College's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tenya Bailey, who posted 25 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Bailey a new career-high in points. Zoe Rocha was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Meanwhile, Esparto took a blow against Delta on Tuesday, falling 40-12.
Fortune Early College has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.1 points per game. As for Esparto, they dropped their record down to 3-12 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Fortune Early College against Esparto in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 51-5 victory. In that game, Fortune Early College amassed a halftime lead of 39-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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