Fortune Early College has gone 5-0 against Westlake Charter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Fortune Early College Panthers will look to defend their home court against the Westlake Charter Explorers at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fortune Early College is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Delta: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Fortune Early College blew Delta out of the water with a 115-36 final score. With the Panthers ahead 82-17 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Keagan Schrader
| 01/28/25 @ Delta | 3 |
| 01/16/25 @ Creative Connections Arts Academy | 2 |
| 01/14/25 @ Esparto | 2 |
| 01/22/25 vs Elite | 1 |
| 01/20/25 vs Venture Academy | 1 |
Fortune Early College found their leader in freshman Keagan Schrader, who posted 12 points along with seven assists and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Schrader a new career-high in boards (three). Another player making a difference was Taj Williams, who put up 12 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Westlake Charter entered their tilt with Creative Connections Arts Academy on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by an 84-60 margin over the Dragons. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Explorers just coasted through the last quarter.
Westlake Charter's win came from a few key players Fortune Early College will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Quinones Fleeton, who went 12 for 20 on his way to 28 points in addition to six boards and three steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. Brian Ash was another key player, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Westlake Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Fortune Early College has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.4 points per game. As for Westlake Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Fortune Early College and Westlake Charter are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Fortune Early College hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 75.5 points per game. However, it's not like Westlake Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 69.6 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Everything came up roses for Fortune Early College against Westlake Charter in their previous matchup on January 7th, as the squad secured an 81-40 win. In that contest, Fortune Early College amassed a halftime lead of 46-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
