Basketball Recap: Canterbury Snaps Five-Game Streak of Wins on the Road

After a string of four wins, Canterbury's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 52-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Riverview Sarasota Rams. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rams 16-8 in the first quarter.

Canterbury's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nessiah Wallace, who posted four points along with seven blocks and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Wallace a new career-high in steals (three). Another player making a difference was Trinity O'Connell, who went 7 of 15 on her way to 16 points and five steals.

Riverview Sarasota found their leader in sophomore Taylor Davidson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Davidson also set a new season-high mark in blocks with five. Kyrsten Montas was another key player, putting up nine points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.

Canterbury's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6. As for Riverview Sarasota, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 17-3.

Canterbury will head out on the road to challenge Evangelical Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evangelical Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season. As for Riverview Sarasota, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Berkeley Prep at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Riverview Sarasota's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home while Berkeley Prep has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.