It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fort Wayne Canterbury can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 36-35 to the Lakewood Park Christian Panthers. The Cavaliers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 51-48.
Despite the loss, Fort Wayne Canterbury still got an impressive performance from Reed Hayes, who went 6-for-12 en route to 16 points and six rebounds. Aran Padmalingam was another key player, putting up eight points.
It was another big night for Avery MacFarlane, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten boards for Lakewood Park Christian. The match was MacFarlane's fifth in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Andrew Nixon, who posted nine points.
Fort Wayne Canterbury's defeat dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Lakewood Park Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-16.
Fort Wayne Canterbury does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakewood Park Christian, they will square off against Triton at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Triton will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Lakewood Park Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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