The Fortune Early College Panthers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Aspire Langston Hughes Academy Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Fortune Early College will be strutting in after a victory while Aspire Langston Hughes Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Fortune Early College took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 52-35 win over Delta.
Heaven Graves
| 12/19/24 vs Delta | 28 |
| 12/14/24 vs Riverbank | 17 |
| 12/11/24 vs Valley Christian | 7 |
| 12/09/24 vs Rodriguez | 21 |
| 12/03/24 vs Kennedy | 22 |
Heaven Graves was nothing short of spectacular: she posted 28 points. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Jenia Labat was another key player, putting up seven points along with ten boards and eight blocks.
Meanwhile, Aspire Langston Hughes Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by Marysville 60-19. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1083rd, while the Indians are ranked 298th).
Aspire Langston Hughes Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Fortune Early College, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Fortune Early College against Aspire Langston Hughes Academy in their previous meeting back in February, as the team secured a 62-24 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fortune Early College since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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