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

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.