Fort Wayne Canterbury was handed a 45-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 51-48 win over the Lakewood Park Christian Panthers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cavaliers also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Wayne Canterbury to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reed Hayes, who posted 11 points and five rebounds. Thiran Padmalingam was another key player, going 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points and five steals.
Despite the loss, Lakewood Park Christian still got an impressive performance from Avery MacFarlane, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 boards. MacFarlane's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Garrett Black, who earned four points and nine rebounds.
Fort Wayne Canterbury moved to 4-6 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak. As for Lakewood Park Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Fort Wayne Canterbury has already played their next match (against Huntington North), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lakewood Park Christian has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against South Adams.
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