Basketball Recap: Lakeland Christian Academy Falls Despite Big Games from Josiah Rice and Micah Martin

By Team Reports Feb 25, 2025, 9:07pm

Basketball Recap: Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars vs. Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers

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Lakeland Christian Academy lost against Fort Wayne Canterbury back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars took a 64-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Lakeland Christian Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Micah Martin and Josiah Rice. Martin posted 28 points, while Rice scored 23 points. That was a full 46.7% of Lakeland Christian Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row Martin has had more than a third of the team's points.

Reed Hayes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Fort Wayne Canterbury, dropping a double-double with 27 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hayes has scored at least a third of Fort Wayne Canterbury's points. Another player making a difference was Thiran Padmalingam, who earned 14 points and three steals.

Lakeland Christian Academy's record is now 10-12. As for Fort Wayne Canterbury, their record is now 8-13.

Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cougars duke it out with the Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Fort Wayne Canterbury, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Huntington North at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fort Wayne Canterbury has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

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