The Canterbury Cougars fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They secured a 51-46 W over North Fort Myers on Thursday. That's another feather in the cap for Canterbury, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the defeat, North Fort Myers saw an underclassman step up: Isaiah Newson scored 24 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Newson scored a full 52.2% of North Fort Myers' points, the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Makar, who scored eight points.
Canterbury's win bumped their record up to 3-7. As for North Fort Myers, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Canterbury won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Bishop Verot at 7:00 p.m. on December 15th. One thing working in Bishop Verot's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four contests. North Fort Myers won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Lehigh at 7:30 p.m. on December 15th. Lehigh is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
