Delta lost against Fortune Early College back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Delta Saints were beaten by the Fortune Early College Panthers 115-36. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1387th, while the Panthers are ranked 508th).
When it comes to explaining why Delta lost, don't look at Lucas Keller. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 11 on his way to 18 points. That was a full 50% of Delta's points, marking the tenth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Fortune Early College found their leader in freshman Keagan Schrader, who earned 12 points along with seven assists and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Schrader a new career-high in boards (three). Taj Williams was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven rebounds.
Delta has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for Fortune Early College, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Delta will challenge Esparto at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Delta is facing Esparto at the right time seeing as Esparto is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. Fortune Early College has already played their next game, a 65-59 win against Westlake Charter on the 30th.
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