Fortune Early College has won four straight games at home, while Westlake Charter has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Fortune Early College Panthers will welcome the Westlake Charter Explorers at 6:00 p.m.
Fortune Early College is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Delta just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 48-35 to the Saints. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Saints 15-11 in the first quarter.
The losing side was boosted by Heaven Graves, who posted 18 points. Zoe Rocha was another key player, putting up ten points.
Westlake Charter played against Creative Connections Arts Academy and won via forfeit.
Westlake Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 16.3 points per game. As for Fortune Early College, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 9-8.
Fortune Early College didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Westlake Charter when the teams last played on January 7th, but they still walked away with a 49-43 win. Will Fortune Early College repeat their success, or does Westlake Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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