It was a proper cat-fight when Leroy Greene Academy faced off against Fortune Early College on Tuesday. The Leroy Greene Academy Lions took a blow against the Fortune Early College Panthers, falling 68-29. The Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-11.
Despite the loss, Leroy Greene Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Isaac Ahmadzai went 6 for 15 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rashad Brown-Cook, who posted four points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fortune Early College to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malachi Hollingsworth, who put up 13 points and three steals. Kaden Bean was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Leroy Greene Academy is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-13. As for Fortune Early College, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Leroy Greene Academy will venture away from home to challenge Westlake Charter at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Westlake Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.9 points per game this season. As for Fortune Early College, they will be playing at home against Esparto at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Esparto has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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