Fort Wayne Canterbury is 1-6 against New Haven since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the New Haven Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Canterbury will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Fort Wayne Canterbury put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Smith Academy 54-20 on the road. Given Fort Wayne Canterbury's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while Smith Academy is ranked 459th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Wayne Canterbury can attribute much of their success to Deacon Wardlow, who scored seven points along with four steals, and Reed Hayes, who scored eight points along with 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Aran Padmalingam, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, New Haven suffered their closest defeat since November 22, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of Carroll by a score of 54-51. New Haven has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fort Wayne Canterbury is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for New Haven, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.
Fort Wayne Canterbury ended up a good deal behind New Haven in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, losing 78-63. Thankfully for Fort Wayne Canterbury, Darrion Brooks (who scored 27 points along with five rebounds and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
