Basketball Preview: Prairie Heights Panthers vs. Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers
The Prairie Heights Panthers will face off against the Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Prairie Heights is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Fairfield on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Prairie Heights took a blow against Fairfield, falling 71-20. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Canterbury was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were dealt a 77-21 loss at the hands of Fort Wayne Wayne. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 365th, while the Generals are ranked 135th).
Fort Wayne Canterbury's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Prairie Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything came up roses for Prairie Heights against Fort Wayne Canterbury when the teams last played back in December of 2022, as the squad secured a 55-13 victory. In that matchup, Prairie Heights amassed a halftime lead of 42-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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