Fairfield suffered their closest loss since January 3rd on Thursday. They fell just short of the Fortune Early College Panthers by a score of 68-66.
Despite the loss, Fairfield still got an impressive performance from Johnnie Jones, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten boards. Amarre Davis was another key player, going 9 of 19 on his way to 25 points and five rebounds.
Elijah Thompson was nothing short of spectacular for Fortune Early College: he dropped a double-double on 24 points and 15 boards. With that strong performance, Thompson is now averaging an impressive 9.3 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Bean, who posted seven points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Fairfield's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Fortune Early College, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Fairfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 66-35 victory against Cordova on the 6th. As for Fortune Early College, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 86-40 loss against Franklin on the 6th.
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