Basketball Preview: Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers vs. Bethesda Christian Patriots
Two dominant guards in Devon Lewis and Sam Mlagan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After both having extra time off, the Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers and the Bethesda Christian Patriots will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Fort Wayne Canterbury sitting on eight straight wins and Bethesda Christian on 18.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fort Wayne Canterbury had no problem doing just that last Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Lions 56-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Fort Wayne Canterbury has posted since January 2nd.
Fort Wayne Canterbury's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tucker Day led the charge by scoring 18 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Lewis, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Bethesda Christian put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season last Saturday. They put the hurt on Barr-Reeve with a sharp 63-38 victory.
Bethesda Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mlagan out in front who scored 20 points along with five assists. Another player making a difference was Steven Tierney, who scored 16 points along with five assists and three steals.
Fort Wayne Canterbury is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Bethesda Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 23-7.
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