Leroy Greene Academy is 1-9 against Fortune Early College since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Leroy Greene Academy Lions duke it out with the Fortune Early College Panthers at 7:30 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-35, which was the final score in Leroy Greene Academy's tilt against Elite on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Fortune Early College had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They blew past the Explorers 81-40. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 38 points or more this season.
Leroy Greene Academy better keep an eye on Mekhi Tanner. He was instrumental in Fortune Early College's win, putting up 17 points and seven assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Fortune Early College pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points per game. As for Leroy Greene Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Leroy Greene Academy was dealt a bruising 70-43 loss at the hands of Fortune Early College when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Leroy Greene Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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