Fort Wayne Canterbury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 68-55 to the Manchester Squires. 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 268th, while the Squires are ranked 43rd).
Reed Hayes
| 01/04/25 vs Manchester | 21 |
| 12/07/24 vs Bellmont | 15 |
| 03/01/24 vs Southwood | 13 |
| 12/13/23 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Luers | 12 |
| 12/14/24 vs Adams Central | 11 |
Despite the loss, Fort Wayne Canterbury still got an impressive performance from Reed Hayes, who went 9 for 12 on his way to 21 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Hayes a new career-high in points. Alden Greider was another key player, putting up 12 points along with five boards and four steals.
Gavin Betten was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 20 rebounds for Manchester. Betten's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Hendrix, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 19 points in addition to six assists and six boards.
Fort Wayne Canterbury now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Manchester, their win was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fort Wayne Canterbury will welcome Leo at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Manchester, they will look to defend their home court on January 11th against Lewis Cass at 7:45 p.m.
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