Canton was the 72-64 winner over Montgomery when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Canton Warriors took a 44-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Montgomery Red Raiders on Monday. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Canton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ben Fitch, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 45.7% of Canton's points, marking the 12th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Talin Williams, who scored 11 points and six boards.
Canton's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Montgomery, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Canton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-46 loss against Northeast Bradford on the 5th. As for Montgomery, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Line Mountain at 1:30 p.m. Line Mountain will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Montgomery surely won't give up without a fight.
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