The Fortuna Huskies will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Center Cougars on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Fortuna saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 51-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Orland.
Meanwhile, Center also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Lincoln by a score of 68-60. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 773rd, while the Fighting Zebras are ranked 365th).
Fortuna will have to contain Andy McLear as he made an impact in Center's last game. He posted 21 points and three blocks. McLear has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nathan Nelson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 boards.
Center has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6-1 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Fortuna, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
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