The Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers will take on the Heritage Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Fort Wayne Canterbury: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Heritage has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 83-41, which was the final score in Fort Wayne Canterbury's tilt against Fort Wayne Wayne on Tuesday. 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 278th, while the Generals are ranked 36th).
Fort Wayne Canterbury's defeat came about despite a quality game from Reed Hayes, who posted 13 points along with four steals and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Sean Lukakingira, who earned ten points.
Meanwhile, everything went Heritage's way against Eastside on Saturday as Heritage made off with a 58-33 victory. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 25 points or more this season.
Heritage's win came from a few key players Fort Wayne Canterbury will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Landon Lybarger, who went 5 for 12 en route to 16 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds. Braden Walter was another key player, putting up 12 points and three steals.
Heritage smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Fort Wayne Canterbury's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-9. As for Heritage, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Fort Wayne Canterbury came out on top in a nail-biter against Heritage when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 55-52. Will Fort Wayne Canterbury repeat their success, or does Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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