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

Lakeland Christian Academy is 0-5 against Fort Wayne Canterbury since January of 2020 but things could change on Tuesday. The Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars will square off against the Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

On Friday, Lakeland Christian Academy ended up a good deal behind Eastern and lost 56-40.

Micah Martin

Points

02/21/25 vs Eastern	20
02/18/25 vs North Miami	27
02/14/25 vs South Bend Career Academy	26
02/11/25 @ Eastside	33
02/08/25 vs Clinton Christian	20

Lakeland Christian Academy's loss came about despite a quality game from Micah Martin, who posted 20 points. Martin's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points.

Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Canterbury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 82-59 to New Haven. 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 310th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 124th).

Lakeland Christian Academy will have to contain Reed Hayes as he made an impact in Fort Wayne Canterbury's last game. He dropped a double-double with 31 points and ten boards. Those 31 points gave Hayes a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Noah Hayes, who earned four points.

Lakeland Christian Academy now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Fort Wayne Canterbury, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.

Lakeland Christian Academy was taken down by Fort Wayne Canterbury 62-29 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Lakeland Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.