After flying high against Delta last Tuesday, Creative Connections Arts Academy came back down to earth. The Creative Connections Arts Academy Dragons had to suffer through a 94-43 loss at the hands of the Fortune Early College Panthers. The Dragons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 73-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fortune Early College to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mekhi Tanner, who posted 16 points and three steals. Tanner has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Thompson, who scored 16 points.
Creative Connections Arts Academy dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Fortune Early College, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Creative Connections Arts Academy will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Westlake Charter at 6:30 p.m. on January 28th. As for Fortune Early College, they will face off against Venture Academy at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Fortune Early College knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Venture Academy likes a good challenge.
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