Canterbury lost to Evangelical Christian back in January of 2024, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Canterbury Cougars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 65-62 win over the Evangelical Christian Sentinels. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
| 01/24/25 vs Evangelical Christian | 7 |
| 12/05/24 vs Estero | 6 |
| 12/13/24 vs Community School of Naples | 5 |
| 01/14/25 vs Naples Classical | 3 |
| 01/07/25 @ Bonita Springs | 3 |
Leading Canterbury to victory were Collin Meagher and Kyle Scharlau. Meagher made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc racking up 25 points and six boards, while Scharlau went 7 of 12 en route to 15 points in addition to seven assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave Scharlau a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Dahan, who posted three points along with nine assists and three steals.
Evangelical Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Drew Irwin, who scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Morris, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Canterbury has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Evangelical Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Canterbury didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 69-63 defeat against Riverdale on the 27th. Evangelical Christian has also already played their next game, a 55-53 victory against Naples on the 25th.
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