Basketball Game Preview: Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers vs. Adams Central Flying Jets

Fort Wayne Canterbury and Adams Central are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers will be playing at home against the Adams Central Flying Jets at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Fort Wayne Canterbury is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season.

Fort Wayne Canterbury is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 58-46 victory over Eastside on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cavaliers.

Alden Greider

Points

12/10/24 vs Eastside	15
12/13/23 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Luers	15
11/27/24 @ Central Noble	14
12/15/23 @ Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian	14
12/06/24 @ Columbia City	13

Alden Greider was his usual excellent self, putting up 15 points and three steals. That's the most points he has posted since back in December of 2023. Aran Padmalingam was another key player, posting seven points along with seven steals and five boards.

Meanwhile, Adams Central came up short against Muncie Central on Monday and fell 57-48.

Fort Wayne Canterbury pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Adams Central, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.

Everything went Fort Wayne Canterbury's way against Adams Central when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as Fort Wayne Canterbury made off with a 78-54 victory. Will Fort Wayne Canterbury repeat their success, or does Adams Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.