The Canterbury Cougars will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Evangelical Christian Sentinels at 6:00 p.m. Canterbury is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Monday, Canterbury didn't have too much trouble with Gateway Charter as they won 56-37. The Cougars pushed the score to 48-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Griffins cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Evangelical Christian over First Baptist Academy in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Evangelical Christian took down First Baptist Academy 43-29. The 43-point effort marked the Sentinels' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Canterbury better focus on containing Nalah Smith and Kellisia Grant as the pair were huge in Evangelical Christian's win. Smith dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds, while Grant dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. That's the most rebounds Smith has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Amiyah Green, who posted six points and five rebounds.
Canterbury pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Evangelical Christian, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Canterbury was taken down by Evangelical Christian 58-26 in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Thankfully for Canterbury, Jarcerriya Jenkins (who went 8 of 13 on her way to 17 points in addition to six steals and five boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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