The Fortune Early College Panthers will take on the Delta Saints in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Fortune Early College saw some tournament action on Saturday. They came up short against Riverbank, falling 67-41. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 761st, while the Bruins are ranked 111th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Heaven Graves, who posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenia Labat, who had eight points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Delta came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 53-40.
Fortune Early College's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Delta, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Everything went Fortune Early College's way against Delta in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, as Fortune Early College made off with a 51-27 win. Does Fortune Early College have another victory up their sleeve, or will Delta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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