The Fortune Early College Panthers will face off against the Futures Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Fortune Early College sitting on seven straight victories and Futures on 17.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Fortune Early College walked away with it. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 76-73 victory over the Bruins on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Fortune Early College's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Omarion Davis, who scored 27 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Davis has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nahje Collins, who scored 16 points.
Meanwhile, Futures beat Western Sierra Collegiate Academy 51-44 on Thursday.
Futures got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Daniel Kozlov out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Kozlov has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Keylen Garth, who scored 14 points along with six assists and two steals.
Fortune Early College has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-12 record this season. As for Futures, their win bumped their record up to 25-5.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Fortune Early College hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 64 points per game. However, it's not like Futures struggles in that department as they've been averaging 67.7 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Fortune Early College was dealt a bruising 69-42 defeat at the hands of Futures when the teams last played back in January of 2018. Can Fortune Early College avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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