The Venture Academy Mustangs will face off against the Fortune Early College Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Venture Academy is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing River Islands: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Venture Academy blew River Islands out of the water with an 89-46 final score. With the Mustangs ahead 45-21 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Fortune Early College was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Creative Connections Arts Academy 94-43. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Dragons are ranked 1351st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fortune Early College's win came from a few key players Venture Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mekhi Tanner, who posted 16 points and three steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Thompson, who earned 16 points.
Fortune Early College was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Fortune Early College is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 49 points. As for Venture Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-6.
Venture Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Fortune Early College when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 55-50 victory. Does Venture Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fortune Early College turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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