The John Adams Academy Patriots pushed their score all the way to 59 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were outmatched by Fortune Early College at home and fell 93-59. While losing is never fun, John Adams Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1091st, while Fortune Early College is ranked 512th).
Despite the loss, John Adams Academy had strong showings from Isaiah McKee, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds, and Josh Harris, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Connor McCoy, who scored six points along with five steals.
Leading Fortune Early College to victory were Omarion Davis and Darien Taubodo. Davis scored 18 points, while Taubodo scored 21 points. That's the first time this season that Taubodo scored 15 or more points. Elijah Thompson was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
John Adams Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Fortune Early College, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season.
John Adams Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Pine Hills Adventist at 6:30 p.m. on January 10th. Pine Hills Adventist is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'. As for Fortune Early College, they will be playing at home against Westlake Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Westlake Charter focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 27 on Wednesday.
